m'kay
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m'kay
- /m(ː)ˈkeɪ/ US
- [ŋ̍(ː)ˈkeɪ̯] US
Rhymes with -eɪ
Where it comes from
Nasalized variant of okay. Perhaps popularized by Mr. Mackey's catchphrase in South Park. Earlier use is apparently chiefly in linguistic transcriptions of speech.
interjection mkay · mmkay · mm-kay · mmmkay · mmm-kay · mmk
- spelling mkay In these tutoring sessions we have found that, when the tutor agrees with the student’s displayed understanding, her signal of confirmation comes quickly after the student’s turn, as in: S. Mkay. hh. And I know it’s negative, just to follow your thought process, because I know that the sine is posit
- spelling mmkay C: I want you to re:st (.) re:st (.) as much as you can do (.) is just re:st (.) hhh when >you go< home (.) >you tell< your husband you make dinner honey (.) hhh you take care of me (.) . . . I need >to set< down (.) I need >to rest< (.) P: mmkay (.) C: and >get down< (.) watch your sodium (.) the s
- spelling mmmkay 1999, “It's Easy, MMMKay.” [title, in soundtrack] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
- spelling m’kay I’ll tell you a secret if you promise not to tell anybody, not even the missus, m’kay?
- spelling mm-kay She didn’t ask what that was supposed to mean, but tallied a while on her fingertips and obliged him. “Mm-kay, bye.”
- spelling mmm-kay “Well, I’m going to take a picture of your arm and then this nice doctor is going to fix it for you, okay?” “Mmm-kay.”
Translations
Talk about this word "m'kay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/m'kay. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. m'kay. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/m'kay "m'kay." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/m'kay.Cite this
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title = {m'kay},
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year = {2026},
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