righto
intjUS /ˈɹaɪtoʊ/ · UK /ˈɹaɪtəʊ/
Etymology From right + -o.
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Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, Colloquial, Especially Okay; all right.
- "You can count me in." "It may be really rather formidable. We shall have possibly to tackle a prize-fighter." "Right-o!" said Malone, cheerfully.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Which Introduces Some Very Physical Phenomena”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
- ‘Feel like exploring? It is nearly dinner-time anyway.’ ‘Right-oh.’1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 71:
- Derived terms
- all righto