[DOC] [TLE] What's the Real Origin of "OK"? | Mental Floss [PAR] Apr 11, 2013 ... It's amazing that we ever got along without "OK. ... It wasn't as strange as it might 
seem for the author to coin OK as an abbreviation for "all correct. ... During the 
1840 election the "oll korrect" OK merged with Martin van Buren's... [DOC] [TLE] OK - Wikipedia [PAR] OK denotes approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, or acknowledgment. "OK", 
as an ... The abbreviation fad began in Boston in the summer of 1838  ... In 
response, Whig opponents attributed OK, in the sense of "Oll Korrect," to Andrew
... [DOC] [TLE] oll korrect - Wiktionary [PAR] See also: Oll Korrect ... Alternative forms[edit]. Oll Korrect ... As is the case with 
the term OK, oll korrect may also be used as a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb. [DOC] [TLE] What is the derivation of the expression 'ok'? And is ok short for okay ... [PAR] Like SNAFU ('Situation normal - all f***ed up'), it's believed to be a bantering ... 
Strictly speaking, 'okay' is the American phonicisation of the acronym 'OK', ... 
Roger Thomas is correct in that OK is short for oll korrect, but it is not of military 
origin. [DOC] [TLE] On This Day: It Was Oll Korrect | Digging History [PAR] Mar 23, 2015 ... However, if it meant all correct, why wasn't the abbreviation a.c instead of o.k
? ... The innocent O.K. came in to outlast them all, standing for oll korrect. ... In 
letters to editors they would expound on the origins they believed came ... If 
something's OK, that's OK, it'll work, maybe it's not perfect but it'll work... [DOC] [TLE] etymology - Where did the term "OK/Okay" come from? - English ... [PAR] Aug 5, 2010 ... According to the OED, it's an initialism of oll (or orl) korrect, first seen in 1839, .... 
Hence originated the abbreviation O.K.Peter H. Burnett, 'Recollections,' p. .... 
OK or okay {abbr. of oll korrect, alter. of all correct} : all right ... In the late 1800s 
and early 1900s, many people believed that O.K. was attested in... [DOC] [TLE] Where Did "OK" Come From? - Knowledge Stew [PAR] Mar 19, 2015 ... Read even found other instances of the term oll korrect, as well as ole ... It's 
believed this helped increase the popularity of the abbreviation... [DOC] [TLE] OK by me - Baltimore Sun [PAR] Nov 17, 2010 ... OK originated during a craze for abbreviations in Boston journalism, appearing 
for the first time ... Morning Post as an abbreviation for all correct, understood as 
being spelled oll korrect. ... It's worth your time. ... **There was not a shred of 
accuracy in the report, but it came to be widely believed, much as the... [DOC] [TLE] Thats Hogwash! | SENIORSonly CLUB [PAR] Jul 12, 2015 ... I grew up with a very articulate father who believed swear words were the truest 
sign of a ... by Andrew Jackson whom, it was said, wrote "O.K." as an abbreviation 
for "Oll Korrect. .... Hey, it's better to be OK than to be KO'd! ;). [DOC] [TLE] Why Do People Say 'OK'? - Live Science [PAR] May 4, 2011 ... The popular term started out as an abbreviation ... for two words that don't start ... 
most commonly-accepted theory is that it's an abbreviation for two words, ... OK is 
believed to have begun as a similar witticism, standing for "oll... [DOC] [TLE] What is "OK" short for? - Bayt.com [PAR] Like SNAFU ('Situation normal - all f***ed up'), it's believed to be a bantering ... 
Strictly speaking, 'okay' is the American phonicisation of the acronym 'OK', ... 
Roger Thomas is correct in that OK is

Question: It's believed to be an abbreviation for "Oll Korrect"
Answer: "OK"