rightoint.n.

Brit.

/ˌrʌɪˈtəʊ/,

/ˈrʌɪˌtəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌraɪˈdoʊ/,

/ˈraɪdoʊ/

Forms: 1800s– right o, 1800s– right-o, 1800s– righto, 1900s– right-ho, 1900s– right ho, 1900s– rightho, 1900s– right oh, 1900s– right-oh, 1900s– rightoh.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right int., ho int.¹

Etymology: < right int. + ho int.¹In use as noun perhaps sometimes reinterpreted as showing -o suffix (compare occurrence with wrongo in quot. 1979 at sense B.).

A. int.

colloquial. Expressing acknowledgement, assent, or compliance; ‘OK!’, ‘that's fine’, ‘agreed’. Cf. righty-ho int.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > assent > [interjection]

right1594

do1601

sure1651

all right1814

OK1839

ryebuck1859

yassuh1871

achcha1892

righto1893

same here1896

quaiss kitir1898

check1922

righty-ho1926

oke1929

okey-dokey1932

okey-doke1934

okle-dokle1947

cool1948

seen1973

aight1993

1893 R. Kipling Many Inventions 374 ‘What's the matter? Hit?’ said Bai-Jove-Judson. ‘No, I've just seized of your roos-de-gare. Beg y' pardon, sir.’ ‘Right O! Just the half a fraction of a point more.’ The wheel turned under the steady hand.

1896 E. Turner Little Larrikin i. 12 ‘Hurry up now and be a good kid.’ ‘Right-O!’ said Lol cheerfully.

1915 T. Burke Nights in Town 191 Righto, laddie, righto. I get you.

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 406 We two, she said, will seek the kips [printed kids] where shady Mary is. Righto, any old time.

1937 G. Frankau More of Us xi. 120 Thought she like that? He wouldn't put it past her. Righto. Then let her learn which was the master.

1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. 135 The words righto and goodo are not confined to Australia and New Zealand but are so prevalent here that they deserve mention.

1969 A. Buzo Front Room Boys (1970) 20 ‘All right, you blokes, let's get on with the work, eh?’.. ‘Righto, Thomo, righto.’

1974 J. Thomson Long Revenge ix. 106 ‘You're Mr. Finch?’.. Finch replied that he was and Ken replied, ‘Right-oh.’

2002 N. Walker Blackbox (2003) 77 Emma said the elderly gentleman had fallen in front of a train and so probably wouldn't be checking in. Pause. ‘Righto,’ said Angela.

B. n.

U.S. slang. A person considered decent or trustworthy, a friend. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend

friendOE

wineOE

fellowa1225

friendmana1250

lovera1275

amic1330

gossipc1390

mikea1400

ally1406

amykec1450

favourer1483

favourite1590

palc1770

butty1791

amigo1813

amico1820

compadre1834

pally1863

tillicum1869

nigger1884

buddy1895

paxc1900

mutual1901

righto1908

segotia1917

bud1924

palsy1930

palsy-walsy1932

buddy-buddy1943

winger1943

mucker1947

main man1956

goombah1968

gabba1970

money1982

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > person or people

man of worship1340

worthya1393

anybody1802

prince1864

(the) clean potato1880

righto1908

V.I.P.1933

1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 20 Righto, person to be trusted; a friend.

1953 P. Adler House is not Home viii. 268 Sally, this is Joan, a Righto, our kind of a gal.

1964 H. S. Thompson Let. 22 Mar. in Proud Highway (1997) 447 I barely know him, but he seemed like a righto when I heard a bit of his talk.

1979 Newsweek (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Movies section) 112 Will we ever see Jane Fonda and Robert Redford playing unvirtuous people.., wrongos instead of rightos?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	righto
释义	rightoint.n. Brit. /ˌrʌɪˈtəʊ/, /ˈrʌɪˌtəʊ/, U.S. /ˌraɪˈdoʊ/, /ˈraɪdoʊ/ Forms: 1800s– right o, 1800s– right-o, 1800s– righto, 1900s– right-ho, 1900s– right ho, 1900s– rightho, 1900s– right oh, 1900s– right-oh, 1900s– rightoh. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: right int., ho int.¹ Etymology: < right int. + ho int.¹In use as noun perhaps sometimes reinterpreted as showing -o suffix (compare occurrence with wrongo in quot. 1979 at sense B.). A. int. colloquial. Expressing acknowledgement, assent, or compliance; ‘OK!’, ‘that's fine’, ‘agreed’. Cf. righty-ho int. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assent > [interjection] right1594 do1601 sure1651 all right1814 OK1839 ryebuck1859 yassuh1871 achcha1892 righto1893 same here1896 quaiss kitir1898 check1922 righty-ho1926 oke1929 okey-dokey1932 okey-doke1934 okle-dokle1947 cool1948 seen1973 aight1993 1893 R. Kipling Many Inventions 374 ‘What's the matter? Hit?’ said Bai-Jove-Judson. ‘No, I've just seized of your roos-de-gare. Beg y' pardon, sir.’ ‘Right O! Just the half a fraction of a point more.’ The wheel turned under the steady hand. 1896 E. Turner Little Larrikin i. 12 ‘Hurry up now and be a good kid.’ ‘Right-O!’ said Lol cheerfully. 1915 T. Burke Nights in Town 191 Righto, laddie, righto. I get you. 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. xiv. [Oxen of the Sun] 406 We two, she said, will seek the kips [printed kids] where shady Mary is. Righto, any old time. 1937 G. Frankau More of Us xi. 120 Thought she like that? He wouldn't put it past her. Righto. Then let her learn which was the master. 1966 G. W. Turner Eng. Lang. in Austral. & N.Z. 135 The words righto and goodo are not confined to Australia and New Zealand but are so prevalent here that they deserve mention. 1969 A. Buzo Front Room Boys (1970) 20 ‘All right, you blokes, let's get on with the work, eh?’.. ‘Righto, Thomo, righto.’ 1974 J. Thomson Long Revenge ix. 106 ‘You're Mr. Finch?’.. Finch replied that he was and Ken replied, ‘Right-oh.’ 2002 N. Walker Blackbox (2003) 77 Emma said the elderly gentleman had fallen in front of a train and so probably wouldn't be checking in. Pause. ‘Righto,’ said Angela. B. n. U.S. slang. A person considered decent or trustworthy, a friend. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend friendOE wineOE fellowa1225 friendmana1250 lovera1275 amic1330 gossipc1390 mikea1400 ally1406 amykec1450 favourer1483 favourite1590 palc1770 butty1791 amigo1813 amico1820 compadre1834 pally1863 tillicum1869 nigger1884 buddy1895 paxc1900 mutual1901 righto1908 segotia1917 bud1924 palsy1930 palsy-walsy1932 buddy-buddy1943 winger1943 mucker1947 main man1956 goombah1968 gabba1970 money1982 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > good repute > reputability or honourableness > [noun] > person or people man of worship1340 worthya1393 anybody1802 prince1864 (the) clean potato1880 righto1908 V.I.P.1933 1908 J. M. Sullivan Criminal Slang 20 Righto, person to be trusted; a friend. 1953 P. Adler House is not Home viii. 268 Sally, this is Joan, a Righto, our kind of a gal. 1964 H. S. Thompson Let. 22 Mar. in Proud Highway (1997) 447 I barely know him, but he seemed like a righto when I heard a bit of his talk. 1979 Newsweek (Nexis) 17 Dec. (Movies section) 112 Will we ever see Jane Fonda and Robert Redford playing unvirtuous people.., wrongos instead of rightos? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1893
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