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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Is ok an abbreviation? for what? I always thought it was "ok", no periods. Or full stops, if you will.
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At the risk of failing to stp, one explanation of this is as follows: Martin van Buren was known by the nickname "Old Kinderhook," Kinderhook being a small town south of Albany from whence he hailed,* and would sign White House papers "O.K."
Sadly, I've also seen this explanation debunked.
* Some think the industrial revolution was made possible by the development of hipper nicknames like "Speedy" and "Junior", which in turn begat even hipper nicknames like "J-Lo".
