oke

¹

[ ohk ]

noun

1. oka ¹.

oke

²

[ ohk ]

adjective

, Informal.

1. OK; all right.

oke

¹

/ əʊk /

noun

1. another name for oka

oke

²

/ əʊk /

adjective

1. informal.
   another term for O.K.

oke

³

/ əʊk /

noun

1. an informal word for man

Word History and Origins

Origin of oke¹

An Americanism dating back to 1925–30; apparently shortening of OK

Word History and Origins

Origin of oke¹

from Afrikaans

Example Sentences

Going with Meghan’s white top was the traditional Nigerian aso oke, a patterned handwoven fabric wrapped around the waist and often reserved for special occasions.

From Seattle Times

She presented Meghan and Harry with an outfit made of aso oke, a hand-woven cloth from south-west Nigeria.

From BBC

Aanen Moody and Laolu Oke each scored 14.

From Seattle Times

"We had 60-some-odd indicators. But now, we can just really focus our money on capturing the ones that we need," says Oke.

From Science Daily

Published in the journal Transportation Research Record, the study was a collaboration between UMass Amherst civil and environmental engineers Jimi Oke, assistant professor; Eleni Christofa, associate professor; and Simos Gerasimidis, associate professor; and civil engineers from Egnatia Odos, a publicly owned engineering firm in Greece.

From Science Daily