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Englishhunky-dory
Meaning: Perfectly fine.
Example: “The mechanic checked the brakes and said everything was hunky-dory.”
Origin: American slang from the 1860s. "Hunky" meant safe or satisfactory, from a Dutch dialect word for home in children's games; the "-dory" half has never been explained, though a story about a street in Yokohama is often repeated without evidence.
Equivalents in other languages
German: Alles in Butter Literally: Everything in butter- German: alles im grünen Bereich sein Literally: To be all in the green area
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