"righto" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈɹaɪtəʊ/ [UK] Audio: en-au-righto.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From right + -o. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|right|o}} right + -o Head templates: {{en-interj}} righto
  1. (colloquial, especially Britain, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland) Okay; all right. Tags: Australia, Britain, Ireland, New-Zealand, colloquial, especially Synonyms: right-ho, righteo, rightio, right-oh, right-o Derived forms: all righto
    Sense id: en-righto-en-intj-0u7MA27f Categories (other): Australian English, British English, Irish English, New Zealand English

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for righto meaning in English (1.4kB)

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