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    hunky-dory
    /hʌŋkɪˈdɔːri/

    adjective

    • 1. fine; going well: informal "everything is hunky-dory"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHUNKY-DORY | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    HUNKY-DORY definition: 1. If events or situations are hunky-dory, they are very satisfactory and pleasant: 2. If events…. Learn more.

    • English (US)

      HUNKY-DORY meaning: 1. If events or situations are...

    • Polski

      HUNKY-DORY definicja: 1. If events or situations are...

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      HUNKY-DORY translate: 令人满意的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

    • Hunny

      HUNNY definition: 1. alternative spelling for honey: a way...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › hunky-doryHunky-dory Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HUNKY-DORY is quite satisfactory : fine. How to use hunky-dory in a sentence.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › hunky-doryHUNKY-DORY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Hunky-dory definition: about as well as one could wish or expect; satisfactory; fine; OK.. See examples of HUNKY-DORY used in a sentence.

  6. www.phrases.org.uk › meanings › hunky-doryHunky-dory - Meaning & Origin Of The Phrase - Phrasefinder

    Superlatively good. Said to be a word introduced by Japanese Tommy and to be (or to be derived from) the name of a street, or bazaar, in Yeddo [a.k.a. Tokyo]. Japanese Tommy was the stage name of the variety performer Thomas Dilward, popular in the USA in the 1860s – and conspicuously not Japanese.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › hunky-doryHunky-dory - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    When things are hunky-dory, they're just fine. Once you've started your new job and rented a lovely apartment, you might feel that life in a new city is hunky-dory. The informal hunky-dory is perfect for those times when everything is great, going according to plan, or not bad at all.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHUNKY-DORY definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Word origin. hunky (< U.S. local hunk, goal, home, as in the game of tag, hence safe place, all right < Du honk, a post, station, goal) + -dory < ? Word Frequency. hunky-dory in American English. (ˈhʌŋkiˈdɔri, -ˈdouri) adjective. informal. about as well as one could wish or expect; satisfactory; fine; OK.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › hunky-doryHunky-dory - definition of hunky-dory by The Free Dictionary

    Define hunky-dory. hunky-dory synonyms, hunky-dory pronunciation, hunky-dory translation, English dictionary definition of hunky-dory. adj. Slang Perfectly satisfactory; fine. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.