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   Oke

   /oʊk/

   

   noun

   • 1. a man: informal South African "who's that oke talking to your sister?"
   • ▪ used to refer to or address a boy or, patronizingly, a man: informal South African "“Where's the studio?” I asked the reception okie"

   Word Origin shortened form of okie, anglicized form of Afrikaans outjie ‘little chap’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does Oke mean in South Africa?

   • South African synonym for 'person', usualy male. " Come on oke, you're standing in the way !" Get the oke mug. South African slang for a person or a man. Normally associated with somebody that you do not know. Pronouned oak What does that oke think he is doing? Meaning: What does that person (or man) think he is doing? Get the oke mug.

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   How many occurrences of the word Oke are There?

   • Fewer than 0.01 occurrences per million words in modern written English How is the word oke pronounced? Where does the word oke come from? is formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymons: OK adj.

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   What does that Oke think he is doing mean?

   • South African slang for a person or a man. Normally associated with somebody that you do not know. Pronouned oak What does that oke think he is doing? Meaning: What does that person (or man) think he is doing? Get the oke mug. its just ok pronounced like its got 2 e's at the end, get over it. why? Get the oke mug.

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   What does Okeh stand for?

   • From The Compact Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary (1971): O.K. Orig. U.S. Also okay, okeh. Originally used as an abbreviation for 'oll correct', misspelling of 'all correct'. Alleged instances of O.K. in 1790 and 1828 have no evidence to support them. The earliest occurrence so far noted is in the Boston Transcript of 15 April 1840.

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   What does OK OK mean?

   • OK OK!: Is something that is stated before one begins a noteworthy feat or challenging task. saying this in a confident or aggressive tone would be the equivalent of Stating "Lets Get it" "OK" "OK!" When one person states "OK" in an argument and the other responds with "OK!" The argument is at it's end with Without a true victor.

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   Where did the term OK come from?

   • According to the OED, the term OK began its days as a humorous initialism “apparently derived from the initial letters of oll (or orl) korrect, jocular alteration of ‘all correct’ ”, when it was first seen almost 200 years ago in the United States, way back in 1839.

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3. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › okeoke noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage ...

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   Definition of oke noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Jul 19, 2023 · The word has a long and serious history in Black culture. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Woke - it's just four letters, but it has had a big impact on Republican politics ahead of the 2024 election. It's hard...

5. www.urbandictionary.com › defineUrban Dictionary: oke

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   A South African origionated phrase that has significant meaning in the demanding society we all live in. Okes meaning men,blokes,guys,dudes. One can say that it categorises the acceptance of male behaviour.

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   Oke, as pronounced in Choctaw, has exactly the same sound as the alphabetic pronunciation of the letters O. K. in English. The meaning of the expression, as nearly as it can be conveyed in English is: "That is true;" "That is all so." ...

   • According to the OED , the term OK began its days as a humorous initialism “apparently derived from the initial letters of o ll (or o rl ) k orrect...
   • Historical discussions of the origin of 'OK' Here are some discussions of the etymology of OK through the years, arranged chronologically. From " G...
   • The etymology from a jokey acronym is a 1960s fabrication. There is no way that such nonsense would catch on without a reinforcing loan-word borrow...
   • In my history class last year, I was told that it originated from US President Martin van Buren's campaign slogan, "Old Kinderhook." According to W...
   • I'm really surprised no one linked to this excellent article on The Straight Dope: "The etymology of OK was masterfully explained by the distinguis...
   • Yes. The consensus opinion is probably right. In the early 19th century, it became all the rage to have playfully misspelled/mispronunciations/abbr...
   • The consensus opinion is that it likely derived from a jokey abbreviation for "oll korrect," which was hilarious back in the 19th century.

7. www.oed.com › dictionary › oke_adjoke, adj. & int. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

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   There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the word oke. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOKE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   3 meanings: → another name for oka informal → another term for O.K. South Africa → an informal word for man.... Click for more definitions.

9. dsae.co.za › entry › okeoke - definition of oke in A Dictionary of South African ...

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   oke - definition of oke in A Dictionary of South African English. Meaning and origin of oke with spelling and pronunciation. History and development of the term oke with example sentences.