okie-doke

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word okie-doke. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word okie-doke, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say okie-doke in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word okie-doke you have here. The definition of the word okie-doke will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofokie-doke, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of okie-dokie, imitating the naïve responses of those who willingly yet unwittingly agree to the terms of disastrously bad or harmful agreements by saying "okie-doke".

Noun

okie-doke (countable and uncountable, plural okie-dokes)

  1. A scheme or stratagem intended to cheat or swindle; trick.
    • 2009, Richard Wolffe, Renegade: The Making of a President, page 198:
      Those are the same old tricks. They're trying to bamboozle you. It's the same old okie-doke. Y'all know about okie-doke, right?
    • 2012, Clay Walker, Crawling Towards the Light:
      There was an innocent look in his eyes but at this point I am way too guarded to fall for it. I've already been through this once last year when my Army career was ruined. Falling for the okie-doke.
    • 2021, D.D. Thompson, Learning to Let Go:
      If we're being honest, at one point or another we all fall for this kind of okie doke.
  2. Swindling.

See also