HUNKY-DORY


Meaning of HUNKY-DORY in English

/ ˌhʌŋki ˈdɔːri; NAmE / adjective

[ not before noun ] ( informal ) if you say that everything is hunky-dory , you mean that there are no problems and that everyone is happy

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent. (originally US): hunky from Dutch honk home, base (in games); the origin of dory is unknown.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.