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From: mac@uvacs.UUCP (Alex Colvin)
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Subject: Re: Derivation of O.K.
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Date: Sat, 15-Jun-85 20:32:23 EDT
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> I just read that the word "Okay" stems from the
> Wolof word "wawkay", which means "by all means",

Yes, folks, it's time for our annual discussion of the origins of "O.K.".