Old Kinderhook Meaning

Everyday, people are constantly using phrases or words that have developed meaning over time. One of those common words is “okay.” The word okay was first developed in the mid-nineteenth century by the United States, according to the Oxford English Dictionary. The phrase was not created accidently, but purposely as an abbreviation. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word okay was created as an abbreviation of the phrase “orl korrect” which derived from the comical form of all correct. The phrase was created for the re-election campaign of 1840 (Oxford English). President Van Buren was the circle of the creation. His supporters promoted the word as the initials of his nickname “Old Kinderhook” (Oxford English). Today, the phrase