👍 A-OK: The Cosmic Thumbs-Up 🌌 “A-OK”
Definition: Excellent; in perfectly good order.
The term dates back to a specific incident in 1961, when the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Colonel “Shorty” Power misunderstood astronaut Alan Shepard’s “OK” for “A-OK,” indicating that his suborbital flight was going well. The term caught on, joining many other space-flight terms that entered the language around the same time.
Synonyms: All systems go Tip-top First-rate Immaculate In the pink Antonyms: Not up to par Subpar Poor Flawed Out of whack Humor-Filled Quotes: “Houston, we have no problem.