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Why we say "OK" - Origin of the word (Original Post)
Yavin4
Nov 2020
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Laffy Kat
(16,378 posts)1. That was interesting.
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)2. Cool!...Hmmm, why do we say "cool"? N/T
Earthshine2
(4,011 posts)7. Fonzie?
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...
... OK
mitch96
(13,904 posts)4. Interesting....I've been to Kinderhook NY... it's just ok.........nt
Harker
(14,018 posts)5. That's swell! n/t
Fla Dem
(23,668 posts)6. Very Interesting. Thanks for posting.