What is the origin of the word 'OK'?

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[thybigballs]

"Alrighty then" originated with Ace Ventura.

[dvstudio]

Hi! In Greek OK (Ola Kala, means "All Good" and not "It is good". Greek sailors used it, that's how it spread to the world.

[BlueNeahno]

In Australia it’s too big a word we just shorten it to K.

[gamotsa]

"ola kala" means "everything's good" not "it is good"

[brookebradford]

Interesting that the literal opposite of ok is k.o., or knock out…..

[geetadesai]

All right (well)He 's health was ok.

[julianvesga]

The real origin is in the WW1...when the message said cero killers (ok)

[alexbowman]

Swedish say och aye for yes whilst Danish/Norwegians say og ya.

[andrewmichaels]

You know when not to take a video seriously when they can't even properly translate the Greek OK (Ola Kala) in English. "Ola Kala" means "All Good" and not "it is good". Big difference. I would claim that the Greek version is definitely the most plausible explanation due to the fact that whether you use in Greek "OK" or "Ola Kala" in a sentence it won't make a difference at all. They can be used interchangeably.