Meanings
- alternativeinformalnot comparableAlternative form of hunky dory.
1 more example
“Francine!” “(gasps) Stan! You scared me.” “I scared you? You're scaring me. What are you doing here?” “I'm working.” “Working? You're acting crazy.” “This isn't crazy. Crazy is how I used to act, pretending everything was hunky-dory.” “Look, I don't want to do this here. It's time to go home!” “No, let go! I'm working!” “Hey, this guy bothering you, Fran?” “No. He was just leaving.”
2016 April 25, Sam Brenner, “Widow's Pique” (14:38 from the start), in American Dad!, season 13, episode 13, spoken by Francine Smith (Wendy Schaal)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivebeing satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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hunky-dory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hunky-dory
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