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The meaning of HUNKY-DORY is quite satisfactory : fine. How to use hunky-dory in a sentence.
Superlatively good. Said to be a word introduced by Japanese Tommy and to be (or to be derived from) the name of a street, or bazaar, in Yeddo [a.k.a. Tokyo]. Japanese Tommy was the stage name of the variety performer Thomas Dilward, popular in the USA in the 1860s - and conspicuously not Japanese.
For other uses, see Hunky Dory (disambiguation). Hunky Dory is the fourth studio album by the English musician David Bowie, released in the United Kingdom on 17 December 1971 through RCA Records. Following a break from touring and recording, Bowie settled down to write new songs, composing on piano rather than guitar as in earlier works.
- 8 June – 6 August 1971
- Ken Scott, David Bowie
- 17 December 1971
hunky-dory | American Dictionary. adjective. infml us / ˌhʌŋ·kiˈdɔr·i, -ˈdoʊr·i / Add to word list. ( esp. of a situation) satisfactory and pleasant: You can’t lose your temper with everyone like that and then expect everything to be hunky-dory. (Definition of hunky-dory from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
When things are hunky-dory, they're just fine. Once you've started your new job and rented a lovely apartment, you might feel that life in a new city is hunky-dory. The informal hunky-dory is perfect for those times when everything is great, going according to plan, or not bad at all.
Hunky-dory definition: about as well as one could wish or expect; satisfactory; fine; OK.. See examples of HUNKY-DORY used in a sentence.
HUNKY-DORY meaning: 1. If events or situations are hunky-dory, they are very satisfactory and pleasant: 2. If events…. Learn more.
