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righteo

righteo is the alternative form of righto.

Meaning of righto

Interjection

  1. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, colloquial, especially) Okay; all right.
    • "You can count me in." "It may be really rather formidable. We shall have possibly to tackle a prize-fighter." "Right-o!" said Malone, cheerfully.1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “Which Introduces Some Very Physical Phenomena”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019

Questions about righteo

What is righteo the alternative form of?
Righteo is the alternative form of righto.

Words near righteo in the dictionary

  1. righted the ship
  2. righten
  3. rightened
  4. rightening
  5. rightens
  6. righteo
  7. righteous
  8. Righteous Among the Nations
  9. righteoused
  10. righteouses
  11. righteousing

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