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Definition of hunky-dory adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hunky-dory adjective  /ˌhʌŋki ˈdɔːri/  /ˌhʌŋki ˈdɔːri/[not before noun] (informal) jump to other results

1. if you say that everything is hunky-dory, you mean that there are no problems and that everyone is happyWord Originmid 19th cent. (originally US): hunky from Dutch honk ‘home, base’ (in games); the origin of dory is unknown.

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Nearby words

• hunkers noun
• hunky adjective
• hunky-dory adjective
• hunt verb
• Leigh Hunt

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