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View synonyms for right-on

right-on

[ rahyt-on, -awn ]

adjective

, Slang.
  1. exactly right or to the point.
  2. up-to-date; relevant:

    a right-on movie that shows conditions as they really are.



right on

interjection

  1. slang.
    an exclamation of full agreement, concurrence, or compliance with the wishes, words, or actions of another
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adjective

  1. informal.
    modern, trendy, and socially aware or relevant

    right-on green politics

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of right-on1

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
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Idioms and Phrases

An exclamation of enthusiasm or encouragement, as in You've said it really well—right on! This interjection has a disputed origin. Some believe it comes from African-American slang (it was recorded in Odum and Johnson's The Negro and His Songs , 1925); others feel it is a shortening of right on target , used by military airmen, or right on cue , theatrical slang for saying the right lines at the right time. [ Slang ; first half of 1900s] Also see way to go .
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Example Sentences

Her standing in the world rankings for right-on activists took yet another dive.

Through the open door to the sitting-room, and down the wall to the right-on and on she crept.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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