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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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ok

what does OK stand for?
  

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Anonymous what does OK stand for? I've read that it started in Boston in the 1830s. It was a silly term, purposely misspelled for comic effect.

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  • Anonymous what does OK stand for?
  • I've read that it started in Boston in the 1830s.
  • It was a silly term, purposely misspelled for comic effect.
  • "Orl Korrect", meaning "All correct".
  • " O rl K orrect" eventually was abbreviated to OK .
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Anonymous what does OK stand for?
I've read that it started in Boston in the 1830s. It was a silly term, purposely misspelled for comic effect. "Orl Korrect", meaning "All correct". "Orl Korrect" eventually was abbreviated to OK.

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