# Okie dokie... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 10, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014 "2013-05-10T18:09:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014/21 "2013-05-10T21:46:01Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > I say ‘groovy’. > > But I say it ironically. I say Groovy often. Life is like that, man! The very few times I ever say “Okey Dokey” I don’t add anything at the end. Just Okey Dokey. Period. It’s sufficient affirmation in itself. I know a guy who says “Okle Dokle.” Same thing; he doesn’t add anything to that. Gollywompers… ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2013, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014/22 "2013-05-10T23:13:42Z")
Pokie Strokie! ---
**Author:** ![Dusty\_Rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ba8739/32.png) [@Dusty\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusty_Rose)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014/23 "2013-05-11T00:05:34Z")
Holy smoky. _Definitely_ holy smoky. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014/24 "2013-05-11T00:10:31Z")
_Okie Dokie Something elsie_? That doesn’t really rhyme… For me, it would be _Artichokie_. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014/25 "2013-05-11T02:04:07Z")
> [@Inner\_Stickler](#): > > Um, I say it very oddly. If I don’t say just okie dokie, then usually I say okily dokily my little shuhnokuhlee. Yeah. I dunno why, I just do. I think my mom made it up one goofy day when I was very little and it stuck. Is Ned Flanders your dad? ---
**Author:** ![TheChileanBlob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thechileanblob/32/435_2.png) [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014/26 "2013-05-11T03:40:55Z")
From high school: Okie Dokie Chokey Smokey Take a Tokey ---
**Author:** ![OleOneEye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f14d63/32.png) [@OleOneEye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OleOneEye)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014/27 "2013-05-11T08:18:32Z")
> [@Dr.Drake](#): > > Okie dokie, Pokey is correct. All other versions are abominations. My coworker says Okie dokie _in the_ pokey. Because being behind bars is hy-larious. ---
**Author:** ![what\_do\_I\_type\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a5b964/32.png) [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/what_do_I_type_here)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014/28 "2013-05-11T10:42:56Z")
In my town, Saying “okie dokie smokey” became uncomfortable after that orphanage and nursing home both burned down on the same day. ---
**Author:** ![madrabbitwoman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c37758/32.png) [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014/29 "2013-05-11T10:43:33Z")
“finokie.” ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2013, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014/30 "2013-05-11T12:33:57Z")
I’d never knew anyone used anything after okiedokey, but only artichoky fits metrically of your choices. The others would be like saying “See you later, gator.” In other words, you need four syllables with a trochaic (long short) feel. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okie-dokie/658014.md?page=1)