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okie-doke

okie-doke noun: a scheme or stratagem intended to cheat or swindle; trick. Also the alternative form of okey-dokey.

Noun

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

  1. (African-American) A scheme or stratagem intended to cheat or swindle; trick.
    • 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?2009, Richard Wolffe, Renegade: The Making of a President, page 198
    • 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.2012, Clay Walker, Crawling Towards the Light
  2. (African-American) Swindling.

Also used as

okie-doke is also the alternative form of okey-dokey.

Forms of okie-doke

pluralokie-dokes
alternative formokie doke
alternative formokey doke
alternative formokey-doke

Origin of okie-doke

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".

Questions about okie-doke

What does okie-doke mean?
Okie-doke means a scheme or stratagem intended to cheat or swindle; trick.
What part of speech is okie-doke?
Okie-doke is a noun.
What is the plural of okie-doke?
The plural of okie-doke is okie-dokes.

Words near okie-doke in the dictionary

  1. Okhranka
  2. Okhtyrka
  3. oki
  4. okie
  5. okie dokie
  6. okie-doke
  7. okie-dokes
  8. okie-dokie
  9. Okiep
  10. Okies
  11. okimono

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