alrighty

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interjection

Used to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.

“Alrighty, let's go then.”

OriginEnglish alright ← Middle English all ← Old English eall →
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Meanings

interjection

alternative all rightie · alternative all righty · alternative alrightie

  1. informalUsed to affirm, indicate agreement, or consent.

    Alrighty, let's go then.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂elnós
  3. Proto-Germanic*allaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*all
  5. Old Englisheall
  6. Middle Englishall
  7. Englishall
  8. Englishright
  9. Englishalright
  10. Englishalrighty

From alright + -y.

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Translations

French dacodac
  • dacodacinformal indication of agreement or consent
Portuguese beleza, beleuza
  • belezainformal indication of agreement or consent
  • beleuzainformal indication of agreement or consent
Swedish jahapp, jaja
  • jahappinformal indication of agreement or consent
  • jajainformal indication of agreement or consent

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

arightlygraithlylightray
Cite this entry
APA

alrighty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alrighty

MLA

“alrighty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alrighty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alrighty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alrighty.

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