righto

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US/ˈɹaɪtoʊ/UK/ˈɹaɪtəʊ/

interjection

Okay; all right.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

interjection

alternative right-ho · alternative righteo · alternative rightio · alternative righty-o · alternative righty-oh · alternative right-oh · alternative right-o

  1. AustraliaIrelandNew ZealandUKcolloquialespeciallyOkay; all right.

    ‘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
    1 more example

    "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

Synonyms & antonyms

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Origin

  1. Englishright
  2. Latinō
  3. Old Frenchoh
  4. Middle Englisho
  5. EnglishO
  6. Middle Englisho
  7. Englishoh
  8. Englishrighto

From right + -o.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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