A-okay

== English == === Alternative forms === a-okay, AOK, A-OK === Etymology === First attested in 1952 in the US, popularized in the 1960s by John A. Powers as NASA's public affairs officer for Project Mercury: the "voice of Mercury Control". Intensive form of okay, presumably "all [systems] okay". === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.əʊˈkeɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌeɪ.oʊˈkeɪ/ Rhymes: -eɪ Hyphenation: A-o‧kay === Adjective === A-okay (comparative more A-okay, superlative most A-okay) (colloquial) In perfect order; thoroughly acceptable. [from 1950s] Synonym: okay 1952, advertisement by Midvac Steels. "The Golden Age of Advertising - the 50s", p. 57, Ed. Jim Heimann, Taschen 2005. A-OK for tomorrow's missile demands. 1970, Mike Brewer and Tom Shipley, Tarkio, "Oh Mommy" It says right there in the constitution, It's really A-okay to have a revolution, When the leaders that you choose Really don't fit their shoes. === References === === Anagrams === Ayako