as in okay
being to one's liking
if she just agrees to cooperate, everything will be hunky-dory
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Recent Examples of hunky-dory
Defcon 5 - Everything is hunky-dory.
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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
From the outside, everything looks hunky-dory at Theatre Three.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
These were not announcements Belichick would make on his own if everything were hunky-dory down in Foxborough.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
McFaul argues that differences between individual leaders explain Russia’s alternating policies of cooperation and confrontation: everything is hunky-dory when Dmitry Medvedev is president, but trouble comes when Putin takes charge.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
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
From the outside, everything looks hunky-dory at Theatre Three.
—Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, 4 Apr. 2023
These were not announcements Belichick would make on his own if everything were hunky-dory down in Foxborough.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Mar. 2023
McFaul argues that differences between individual leaders explain Russia’s alternating policies of cooperation and confrontation: everything is hunky-dory when Dmitry Medvedev is president, but trouble comes when Putin takes charge.
—Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2014
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hunky-dory
Adjective
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But 10 days into our Patagonian adventure, a little water—okay, a lot of water—wasn’t enough to deter us from heading out on a Zodiac tour around the Tucker Islets, a small cluster of islands and outcrops in the Strait of Magellan inhabited primarily by Magellanic penguins.—
Stefanie Waldek,
AFAR Media,
12 Sep. 2025
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But one thing is for sure – political violence is never okay.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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New Jersey's finest, Joe and Melissa Gorga, also showed up and showed out.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The brand’s categories include women’s ready-to-wear, shoes, bags, accessories and fine jewelry at contemporary price points.—
WWD Staff,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Santana's first two months in his age-39 campaign were alright, but the bottom quickly fell out.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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But your girl is gonna be alright.—
Mekishana Pierre,
EW.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Hunky-dory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hunky-dory. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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