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While the word itself appears to bear relationship to the affirmative 'okay,' and the uncommon slang word 'ojiikay,' it's manner of usage in the book would make it a negatory.

After being thanked for helping another student into his uniform, one student replies,

"No Ojjikay."

It can be deduced that it means something along the lines of "No Problem" However, this would mean that Ojjikay means Problem, or something along those lines, though it counters what would be expected.

Normally Card makes his slang clear, but in this case it is not so easy to parse the meaning.

It is also possible that "Ojjikay" is a replacement for a worry. "No worries" or "Don't worry about it" are ways of dismissing thanks politely, and the frequent use of "j"s could parallell "bad juju" or possibly the first letter "O" has something to do with "omens", either of which could be something to worry about.

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