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Definition of Hunky-dory
1. Adjective. Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition. "Another minute I'd have been fine"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hunky-dory
Literary usage of Hunky-dory
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. White Fang by Jack London (1906)
"You jes' shut up now, an' go to sleep, an' you'll be all hunky. dory in the mornin'.
Your stomach's sour, that's what's botherin' you. ..."
2. A Desk-book of Errors in English, Including Notes on Colloquialisms and by Frank H. Vizetelly (1920)
"hunky or hunky-dory: Slang terms that should not be used for " all right"; "
safe "; or " done satisfactorily." hurry. Compare HASTEN. ..."
3. The Bookman (1903)
"Jes' git me a sup o' water an' I'll be all hunky- dory. I don't mind the sun very
much. My, I'm glad to set down in the shade, though. ..."
4. Folio (1882)
"... Gav McCarthy Flirting on the Beach Hall Darling Isabel West Krastus Hunky
Dory » Straight Darling Little Prue Mullaly Dashing Gay Brunette ..."
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