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Okie dokie artichokie

Meaning

A highly whimsical and extended version of okey-dokey. It is almost exclusively used by people being intentionally silly, playful, or trying to entertain young children.

Whimsical, silly

Used in a sentence

  • Okie dokie artichokie, time to get your pajamas on.
  • I told the office manager okie dokie artichokie and he looked at me like I was insane.
  • Okie dokie artichokie, let us start the meeting.

The backstory

This is a playful expansion of the rhyming phrase okey-dokey. The word artichokie is a nonsensical suffix chosen purely for its bouncy, rhyming sound.

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