| 单词 | right-on |
| 释义 | right-on[ rahyt-on, -awn ] / ˈraɪtˈɒn, -ˈɔn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR right-on ON THESAURUS.COM adjective Slang.exactly right or to the point. up-to-date; relevant: a right-on movie that shows conditions as they really are. Origin of right-onAn Americanism dating back to 1965–70 Words nearby right-onright-of-center, right off, right off the bat, right of search, right of way, right-on, right out, right ovarian vein, Right Reverend, rights, right section Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for right-on
British Dictionary definitions for right-onright on interjectionslang, mainly US and Canadian an exclamation of full agreement, concurrence, or compliance with the wishes, words, or actions of another adjective right-oninformal modern, trendy, and socially aware or relevantright-on green politics Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with right-onright on An exclamation of enthusiasm or encouragement, as in You've said it really well—right on! This interjection has a disputed origin. Some believe it comes from African-American slang (it was recorded in Odum and Johnson's The Negro and His Songs, 1925); others feel it is a shortening of right on target, used by military airmen, or right on cue, theatrical slang for saying the right lines at the right time. [Slang; first half of 1900s] Also see way to go. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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