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Definition of hunky-dory in English: hunky-doryadjectivehʌŋkɪˈdɔːriˌhəŋkiˈdɔri informal Fine; going well. Example sentencesExamples - He pops in for a day, then, based on what he sees and hears from inside his protective bubble, declares everything to be just hunky-dory.
- Although my flatmate stresses have been removed I would be lying to say that moving home is hunky-dory.
- And imagine if he were to say that there is no problem out there, that everything's hunky-dory.
- Things may look hunky-dory from outside, but within we're reeling from the events of last year.
- Even if the house was in tip-top condition and living in it was hunky-dory, adjusting to life in a completely different place would still mean a stressful few weeks.
- Everything must be hunky-dory over there now, right?
- Yet this week he maintained it will all be hunky-dory with his Celtic team-mates.
- I'm disinclined to believe that everything is hunky-dory and that the agencies are working well together.
- Yes, everything seems hunky-dory for good old Angela!
- If the team does well, everything is hunky-dory.
- I became aware not all was hunky-dory after handling a reader's mortgage complaint.
- You go out and for three or four pints it is all hunky-dory, then things start to deteriorate.
- He can't show up and expect things to be so hunky-dory between us.
- That's not to say everything is hunky-dory.
- Just as you always do when everything's hunky-dory, hey Rene?
- Sure enough, once it was removed, everything was hunky-dory again.
- She added: ‘We are standing here saying everything is hunky-dory.’
- We had just booked two holidays abroad, everything was hunky-dory, and then this happens.
- She believes that everything in life can't be hunky-dory all the time.
- But everything, as you agonizingly expected, comes out hunky-dory.
Synonyms fine, of high quality, of a high standard, quality, superior
Origin Mid 19th century (originally US): hunky from Dutch honk 'home, base' (in games); the origin of dory is unknown. Rhymes cacciatore, Corey, dory, Florey, flory, furore, glory, gory, hoary, lory, Maury, monsignori, Montessori, multistorey, Pori, Rory, satori, saury, storey, story, Tory, vainglory Definition of hunky-dory in US English: hunky-doryadjectiveˌhəNGkēˈdôrēˌhəŋkiˈdɔri informal Fine; going well. Example sentencesExamples - Yes, everything seems hunky-dory for good old Angela!
- He can't show up and expect things to be so hunky-dory between us.
- And imagine if he were to say that there is no problem out there, that everything's hunky-dory.
- Yet this week he maintained it will all be hunky-dory with his Celtic team-mates.
- Although my flatmate stresses have been removed I would be lying to say that moving home is hunky-dory.
- She added: ‘We are standing here saying everything is hunky-dory.’
- She believes that everything in life can't be hunky-dory all the time.
- Things may look hunky-dory from outside, but within we're reeling from the events of last year.
- You go out and for three or four pints it is all hunky-dory, then things start to deteriorate.
- Even if the house was in tip-top condition and living in it was hunky-dory, adjusting to life in a completely different place would still mean a stressful few weeks.
- That's not to say everything is hunky-dory.
- We had just booked two holidays abroad, everything was hunky-dory, and then this happens.
- But everything, as you agonizingly expected, comes out hunky-dory.
- Just as you always do when everything's hunky-dory, hey Rene?
- If the team does well, everything is hunky-dory.
- Everything must be hunky-dory over there now, right?
- I'm disinclined to believe that everything is hunky-dory and that the agencies are working well together.
- He pops in for a day, then, based on what he sees and hears from inside his protective bubble, declares everything to be just hunky-dory.
- Sure enough, once it was removed, everything was hunky-dory again.
- I became aware not all was hunky-dory after handling a reader's mortgage complaint.
Synonyms fine, of high quality, of a high standard, quality, superior
Origin Mid 19th century (originally US): hunky from Dutch honk ‘home, base’ (in games); the origin of dory is unknown. |