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Yavin4

(35,438 posts) Tue Nov 17, 2020, 12:35 AM Nov 2020

Why we say "OK" - Origin of the word

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Why we say "OK" - Origin of the word (Original Post) Yavin4 Nov 2020 OP

That was interesting. Laffy Kat Nov 2020 #1

Cool!...Hmmm, why do we say "cool"? N/T Guilded Lilly Nov 2020 #2

Fonzie? Earthshine2 Nov 2020 #7

Well... Mike Nelson Nov 2020 #3

Interesting....I've been to Kinderhook NY... it's just ok.........nt mitch96 Nov 2020 #4

That's swell! n/t Harker Nov 2020 #5

Very Interesting. Thanks for posting. Fla Dem Nov 2020 #6

Laffy Kat

(16,378 posts)

1. That was interesting.

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Tue Nov 17, 2020, 12:54 AM

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Guilded Lilly

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2. Cool!...Hmmm, why do we say "cool"? N/T

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Tue Nov 17, 2020, 01:10 AM

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Earthshine2

(4,011 posts)

7. Fonzie?

Reply to Guilded Lilly (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 17, 2020, 06:23 PM

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Henry Winkler character on Happy Days.

I'm sure it's not the first use, but he definitely popularized it!

Mike Nelson

(9,955 posts)

3. Well...

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Tue Nov 17, 2020, 03:56 AM

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... OK

mitch96

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4. Interesting....I've been to Kinderhook NY... it's just ok.........nt

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Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:16 AM

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Harker

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5. That's swell! n/t

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Tue Nov 17, 2020, 10:52 AM

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Fla Dem

(23,668 posts)

6. Very Interesting. Thanks for posting.

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Tue Nov 17, 2020, 11:04 AM

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