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HUNKY-DORY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does hunky-dory mean?
• HUNKY-DORY (adjective)
The adjective HUNKY-DORY has 1 sense:
1. being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
Familiarity information: HUNKY-DORY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
Synonyms:
all right; cool; fine; hunky-dory; o.k.; ok; okay
Context example:
another minute I'd have been fine
Similar:
satisfactory (giving satisfaction)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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