GRAMMAR CRIMES DIVISION

The word “okay” was invented as a shrug you can type.

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The word okay (OK) appeared in American English in the late 1830s, and historians trace it to a humorous abbreviation of 'oll korrect'. It was not invented as a shrug.

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