Is there a difference in meaning between "okey-dokey" and "okey-doke"?
One friend pronounces it Okey-Doke (ending OAK like the tree).
Another says “Okey Dokey (with the KEY sound).
Both are southerners and have been for generations.
Is there a meaningful semantic difference?
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So far as I know, the only difference is maybe mood. Sometimes dokey is more playful or agreeable, with doke being somewhat dismissive.
I generally go with a strraight “k”
No difference to me. Okey Dokey Pokey Artichokie.
They mean the same thing. Kind of like “yeah” and “yep”.
One fellow said Okle Dokle
Same thing. I am from south, so its okie dokie.
Okie-dokie just sounds lil more upbeat to me, haha never heard anyone say it any other way, lately when I hear it, I imagine Ned Flanders saying it his way.. Okily Dokily..
https://youtu.be/GhIBZzxPB1c
Not in my world. Okey dokey is more playful where okey doke is more serious; but in the end, they mean the same thing with a bit different attitude
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