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righto

UK/ˈɹaɪtəʊ/US/ˈɹaɪtoʊ/

righto interjection: okay; all right.

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
    • ‘Feel like exploring? It is nearly dinner-time anyway.’ ‘Right-oh.’1937, Ion L. Idriess, Over the Range, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1947, page 71

Forms of righto

alternative formright-ho
alternative formrighteo
alternative formrightio
alternative formrighty-o
alternative formrighty-oh
alternative formright-oh
alternative formright-o

Origin of righto

From right + -o.

Words formed from righto

Questions about righto

What does righto mean?
Righto means okay; all right.
What part of speech is righto?
Righto is an interjection.
How do you pronounce righto?
Righto is pronounced /ˈɹaɪtoʊ/ (US).

Words near righto in the dictionary

  1. rightmindedly
  2. rightmindedness
  3. rightmost
  4. rightness
  5. rightnesses
  6. righto
  7. rightoid
  8. rightoids
  9. Rightpondia
  10. Rightpondian
  11. Rightpondians

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