if she just agrees to cooperate, everything will be hunky-dory
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But the report also contained signs that everything is not hunky-dory.—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026 Instead of all the man-eating dinosaurs breaking free of their exhibits, everything remained hunky-dory, and the guests actually enjoyed their time at the resort.—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Feb. 2026 The previous season saw Jamie resign from his position with the Continental Army commission to return home to Fraser’s Ridge, where everything was hunky-dory and there were no problems for him and Claire — just kidding, this is Outlander, of course there are problems for Jamie and Claire.—James Grebey, Vulture, 29 Dec. 2025 Defcon 5 - Everything is hunky-dory.—Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 This means that when AI gives you an answer that the AI portrays for example as fully aboveboard and hunky-dory, the reality is that the response is bound to be a lot shakier than you are being led to believe.—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 All seems hunky-dory until another car speeds onto the scene, plowing into Carol and Milo.—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024 Ah, if only all of life’s temptations had an expiration date after which all would be hunky-dory.—R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024 But all was not completely hunky-dory at the station.—Breanne L. Heldman, Peoplemag, 18 Jan. 2024
Word History
Etymology
obsolete English dialect hunk home base + -dory (of unknown origin)