"righty-ho" meaning in English

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Interjection

Head templates: {{en-interj}} righty-ho
  1. Indicating agreement.
    Sense id: en-righty-ho-en-intj-Y2HmgXqJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35
  2. Introducing a sentence in order to draw attention to the importance of what is being said; alright, well (then).
    Sense id: en-righty-ho-en-intj-M79gc1rj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: OK, righto, right-oh
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