Do We Say Okay or Okey?

Yeah, it's expresses the same meaning. In UK, it is common to say "okay", but if we see "okey" sometimes it just informal, and other times the person likes to use baby words. For example "oki oki" instead of "ok ok" or "okay okay" and so on. In America, I guess some states use "okay" and "okey".

Why do people spell okay okey?

Some people say it came from the Native American Indian tribe known as the Choctaw. The Choctaw word “okeh” means the same as the American word okay. Experts say early explorers in the American West spoke the Choctaw language in the nineteenth century. ... Still others say a political organization invented the word.

What is an okey?

1. okey - an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" O.K., okay, okeh, OK. imprimatur, sanction, countenance, endorsement, indorsement, warrant - formal and explicit approval; "a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement" Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection.

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