Hunky-dory Definition & Meaning
hunky-dory
- adjective
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all- right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
"Hunky-dory" in song lyrics
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"So I front like everything's hunky-dory"
Main Source — Lookin at the Front Door
Words that rhyme with hunky-dory
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- What does hunky-dory mean?
- being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all- right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
- What part of speech is hunky-dory?
- Hunky-dory is an adjective.