"right-onness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: right-on + -ness Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|right-on|ness}} right-on + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} right-onness (uncountable)
  1. The quality of being right-on. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-right-onness-en-noun-FBm-nJCg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness

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