Righto

Part of speech: interjection

Pronunciation: /ˈɹaɪtoʊ/

Definitions

1. Used to show agreement with what someone has said or done
2. A term indicating acceptance or confirmation of a statement or suggestion
3. An expression that conveys approval or consent to an idea or plan

Etymology: "Righto" is simply "right" with a playful tail added. The suffix "-o" was tacked onto the adjective "right" in English, giving a cheerful, clipped way to say "all right" or "very well." It is the same kind of clipping that gave us words like "arvo" and "brekkie," and it works as an interjection that signals agreement with what someone has just said or done. The "-o" ending belongs to a family of English colloquial formations, many of them British, that shorten a familiar word and add a vowel to make it sound friendly and informal. Because the base word "right" carries its long history of meaning "correct" or "just," the "-o" version inherits that sense of setting something straight, now reduced to a brisk, good-humoured nod of assent.

Synonyms: okay, alright