everything is hunky-dory
everything is just fine
TRANSLATION
hunky-dory = alles bestens, alles in Butter --- GOOGLE INDEX hunky-dory: approximately 500,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"They spent four or five days after the fiasco telling everyone that everything was HUNKY-DORY, but 12 days later they are admitting that through their hopeless organisation they ruined a once-in-a-lifetime evening."
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A true test of a man's character is not when things are HUNKY-DORY and the team is winning. A true test is when times are tough and when facing adversity.
(Los Angeles Times blog)
(BBC News)
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A true test of a man's character is not when things are HUNKY-DORY and the team is winning. A true test is when times are tough and when facing adversity.
(Los Angeles Times blog)
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hunky-dory
adjective phrase
- describes events or situations that are very satisfactory and pleasant
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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ORIGIN
There are several different theories about the origin of this word. One refers to a street in Yokohama, Japan called Huncho-Dori. American sailors headed for this street when their ships docked in Yokohama to do what many sailors like to do after being at sea for a long time. As the street led directly back to the docks, once the drunken sailors found their way to this street after a night of fun, then everything was "hunky-dory."
Another suggestion stems from a song by the Christy Minstrels (a black-face music group) during the American Civil War. The song contained a line about "red-hot hunky-dory contraband." The song was a huge hit and hunky-dory became popular slang during this period.
Still another theory revolves around the Dutch word "honk" meaning goal or home, such as in the game of tag where children try to catch each other before getting back to home, like a tree or other object. The idea is that once you reached "honk", everything would be hunky-dory.
source: Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
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SYNONYMS
all-right, kosher, okay, peachy keen, up to snuff
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"My screen froze, but after I re-booted the computer everything was HUNKY-DORY."
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QUICK, BEFORE YOU GO, TEST YOUR MEMORY !!
Do you remember yesterday's OWAD?
What's the missing phrase?
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"Until this project is complete we'll need to B _ _ _ T H E C _ _ _ _ _ A T B _ _ _ E _ _ _ ."
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adjective phrase
- describes events or situations that are very satisfactory and pleasant
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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ORIGIN
There are several different theories about the origin of this word. One refers to a street in Yokohama, Japan called Huncho-Dori. American sailors headed for this street when their ships docked in Yokohama to do what many sailors like to do after being at sea for a long time. As the street led directly back to the docks, once the drunken sailors found their way to this street after a night of fun, then everything was "hunky-dory."
Another suggestion stems from a song by the Christy Minstrels (a black-face music group) during the American Civil War. The song contained a line about "red-hot hunky-dory contraband." The song was a huge hit and hunky-dory became popular slang during this period.
Still another theory revolves around the Dutch word "honk" meaning goal or home, such as in the game of tag where children try to catch each other before getting back to home, like a tree or other object. The idea is that once you reached "honk", everything would be hunky-dory.
source: Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins
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SYNONYMS
all-right, kosher, okay, peachy keen, up to snuff
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"My screen froze, but after I re-booted the computer everything was HUNKY-DORY."
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QUICK, BEFORE YOU GO, TEST YOUR MEMORY !!
Do you remember yesterday's OWAD?
What's the missing phrase?
sich übernehmen, Raubbau an seiner Gesundheit treiben = B _ _ _ T H E C _ _ _ _ _ A T B _ _ _ E _ _ _ .
"Until this project is complete we'll need to B _ _ _ T H E C _ _ _ _ _ A T B _ _ _ E _ _ _ ."
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