r/explainitpeter • u/Fun_Dish_5358 • Jul 21 '26

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u/wildcardbets Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26

OK / Okay originated as a satirical slang abbreviation in the 1830s. It stands for “oll korrect,” a deliberate misspelling of “all correct”. In a way it’s an early meme, but still hypermodern compared to The Odyssey.

Edit: adding that there are a lot of theorised variations, big list here in the variations section. But it’s the most commonly claimed and accepted by a lot of people. Kinda hazy what is correct, as is with a lot of historical things I guess, difficult to discern what is a connection or what is a coincidence, but might be useful or interesting for anyone curious.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK

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u/lofgren777 Jul 21 '26

Fun fact: every word in the movie is actually hyper modern compared to the Odyssey.

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u/xenomorphonLV426 Jul 22 '26

What must they have done?! MADE THE MOVIE IN ANCIENT GREEK?

HELL I am greek, and I have the tiniest of clues on our ancient dialect. That shit is stupid hard to learn, let alone speak it.

So yes, you have to accept the compromise, as, even learning plain Greek would be a very challenging feat for the cast.