hun·ky-do·ry (h ng k -dôr , -d r)adj. Slang Perfectly satisfactory; fine. [Probably alteration of hunky, safe, all right, from obsolete hunk, goal, home in a game, from Dutch honk, from Frisian hunk.] |
hunky-dory [ˌhʌŋkɪˈdɔːrɪ]
adj
Informal very satisfactory; fine
[of uncertain origin]
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| Adj. | 1. |  hunky-dory - being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory" |
Translations
hunky-dory
adj (inf) that’s hunky-dory → das ist in Ordnung
hunky-dory [ˈhʌŋkɪˈdɔːrɪ] (fam) adj (okay) → soddisfacente; (fine) → magnifico/a, meraviglioso/a
everything's hunky-dory → va tutto bene
hunky-dory [ˈhʌŋkɪˈdɔːrɪ] (fam) adj (okay) → soddisfacente; (fine) → magnifico/a, meraviglioso/a
everything's hunky-dory → va tutto bene
everything's hunky-dory → va tutto bene
hunky-dory [ˈhʌŋkɪˈdɔːrɪ] (fam) adj (okay) → soddisfacente; (fine) → magnifico/a, meraviglioso/a
everything's hunky-dory → va tutto bene
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