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Word: korrect (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...interested to see the origin of the expression O.K. explained as "Old Kinderhook" and then as "Oil is Korrect." Another possible explanation is that O.K. derived from World War I. Each night, soldiers would report the number of deaths in their group to their superior. Thus O.K. would stand for "0 Killed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Mar. 2, 1981 | 3/2/1981 | See Source »

...Pilgrims sent messages back to the Old World that "oll is korrect," meaning that everything was fine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Feb. 9, 1981 | 2/9/1981 | See Source »

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