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The word okay is a genuine English word that originated as an abbreviation printed in a Boston newspaper in 1839.

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Is it true that the word okay is a genuine English word that originated as an abbreviation printed in a Boston newspaper in 1839?

Yes. A reference account states that OK was an abbreviation printed in the Boston Morning Post as part of a joke, and a Wikipedia article says most modern reference works hold it originated around Boston in the late 1830s as an abbreviation fad. Together they support that okay began as a Boston newspaper abbreviation in 1839.

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'OK' enters national vernacular | March 23, 1839 | HISTORY
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'OK' enters national vernacular | March 23, 1839 | HISTORY. (n.d.). history.com. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/march-23/ok-enters-national-vernacular

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OK - Wikipedia
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OK - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OK

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