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How do you spell dory in dory bars?
dory
What is hanky dory?
I think you mean 'hunky-dory'The Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slangsuggests that the term may have been introduced in America about 1865 by a popular variety performer named Japanese Tommy. Other references suggest that it may have been sailors' slang for a street in Yokohama that catered for what one might describe as the special needs of sailors. In Yokohama today a broad thoroughfare called Honcho-dori runs from the centre of the city to the port area, so one that would have been familiar to sailors (dori is the Japanese word for a road, in particular a broad or important one).What seems certain is that hunky-dory was a play on an existing sense of the word hunky for something that was fine, splendid or satisfactory. In turn, this probably derives from the adjective hunk, which means that one is all right or in a safe or good position. This derives from the Dutch honk, meaning "goal" or "home" in a Frisian variant of the game of tag. This word (and presumably the game, too) was said to have been taken by the Dutch to New Amsterdam, later New York, but was first recorded only around the 1840s. It has links to another reduplicated term, hunkum-bunkum. Though the first part sounds a bit like the hunker of hunker down (which is also of Dutch origin), the words seem not to be related.It may be that hunky-dory was the result of a bilingual pun, perhaps invented because American sailors knew the word dori and prefixed it with hunky as an imagined Japanese street of earthly delights.
How would you put originate in a sentence?
they originate from china
Where do Kofta originate from?
Where do Kofta originate from?
Does the word bolshy originate from the bolsheviks?
Yes, the word "bolshy" does originate from the "bolsheviks".
When was Hunky Dory created?
Hunky Dory was created in 1971-04.
How do you use hunky dory in a sentence?
You could say, "Everything at work is going hunky dory since we implemented the new project management system."
What actors and actresses appeared in When Hunky Met Dory - 2011?
The cast of When Hunky Met Dory - 2011 includes: Lyon Sim as Jerry Shan Yi Chua as Dory
Am I hunky-dory?
All signs point to yes.
What are some adjectives that begin with the letter g and h?
For G there are: great, good, gargantuan, ginormous, gentle, giant, and gigantic. For H there are: happy, honorary, hunky, hilarious, hairy, hopeful, and hunky-dory. ^hunky-dory is my favorite.
What does she'll be Hunky Dory mean?
She'll be okay, fine.
What actors and actresses appeared in Hunky Dory - 2011?
The cast of Hunky Dory - 2011 includes: Jac Aneurin Thomas as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Cathryn Anne Rees as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Sydon Anthony Dayes as Dancer Aneurin Barnard as Davey Kayleigh Bennett as Dena Dve Bernard as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Clive Brill as Mr. Lee Adam Byard as Lewis Becky Craven as Dawn Jessica Danaher as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Emily Darlington as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Hywel Dowsell as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Minnie Driver as Vivienne Mae Jake Durham as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Chloe Dyer as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Alun Elliot Williams as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Nia Emanuel as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Noa Gabay as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Russell Gomer as Mr. Grayson Nicola Grance as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Sarah Grange as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Kristian Gwilliam as Hoople Haydn Gwynne as Miss Valentine Ryan Hacker as Daz David Harkus as Tattoo Boy Joshua Herman as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Sam Herman as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Connagh Howard as Marvin Chloe Hughes as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Joanne Huxton as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Lydia Jones as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Madeleine Jones as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Miranda Lewis as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Bronwen Lewis as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Hafwen Lewis as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Sam Mabbett as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra George MacKay as Jake Bridget Mansfield as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Danni Miles as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Lucy Millership as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Kimberley Nixon as Vicki Daniel Ovel as Dancer Jonny Owen as Henry Femi Oyewole as Dancer Tom Oyston as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Rachael Parry as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Mia Peace as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Josh Pegg as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Laura Pegg as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Mared Powell as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Siriol Powell as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Jay Powrie as Malcolm Evans Catrin Price as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Glyn Pritchard as Mr. Gill Robert Pugh as Headmaster Aled Pugh as Tim Sam Pulsford as Angus Ying Qin as Mrs. Wong the Chip Shop Lady Alun Raglan as Rhys Tom Rhys Harries as Evan Elan Richards as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Tracey Rimell as Parent Sofia Rizzi as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Rhys Rusbatch as Swansea Bloke Carissa Ryan as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Liam Sefton as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Anthony Sefton as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Christopher Shakeshaft as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Bethan Sharpe as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Steve Speirs as Mr. Cafferty Angharad Stevens as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Nia Thomas as Member, Cwmtawe Community School Choir Matthew Trow as Parent Jonny Vaughton as Mr. Swinton Rebecca Watkins as Mean Girl Tomos Watkins as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra Elis Williams Llwyd as Member, The Hunky Dory School Orchestra
What does the phrase 'hunky dory' mean?
"Hunky dory" is a slang term that means everything is going well or is satisfactory. It implies that things are going smoothly and there are no issues to worry about.
Whose first US album was Hunky Dory?
David Bowie.
On which album of david bowies is the Bewlay brothers?
'Hunky Dory' (1971).
What does hunky dory mean?
"Hunky dory" is a slang term meaning that everything is just fine or going well. It is often used to express that a situation or circumstance is satisfactory or pleasant.
What in funkydory?
I think you may mean hunky-dory which means perfectly OK or satisfactory.
