all rightyint.adv.
/ˌɔːl ˈrʌɪti/, U.S. /ˌɔl ˈraɪdi/, /ˌɑl ˈraɪdi/ colloquial (originally and chiefly U.S.)
A. int.
= all right int. (in various senses).
ΘΚΠ
the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [interjection]
primea1637
à la bonne heure1750
shabash1843
all righty1877
fid1898
quaiss kitir1898
show1916
that's (also it's) the gear1925
swell1930
bakgat1969
solid1978
awesome1984
amazeballs2008
daebak2009
1877 Gleason's Monthly Compan. Jan. 90/1 She explained to him that she wanted to take the cushions..and place them lengthwise across from seat to seat. John said ‘all rightee’, and got out in the aisle.
1905 E. K. Stokely & M. K. Hurd Miss Billy ix. 110 ‘I won't forget it in a hurry.’ ‘All rightie. See that you don't.’
1962 Boys' Life Aug. 57/2 ‘All righty!’ Dad raged spitefully. ‘Jes' lemme out a here.’
1988 W. Coleman War of Eyes & Other Stories 219 Alrighty, here we go!
2007 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 6 May All righty, then. Here's what I saw.
B. adv.
= all right adv. 1.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > language > statement > affirmation and denial > [adverb] > properly, duly
all righty1901
1901 Our Paper 1 July 412/1 Oh, Ah cawt hit all righty.
1920 S. Lewis Main St. x. 117 He knows my name, all rightee.
1963 ‘G. Rogers’ Scandal in Eden vi. 80 I could use it [sc. money], all righty. I won't lie about that.
2003 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 6 Aug. (Sports section) c1 Anderson tried the same move to second, figuring the Blue Jays again wouldn't make a play... The Blue Jays made a play all righty.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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