all righty

adverb

variants or alrighty

¦ȯl-ˈrī-tē 

US, informal

: all right entry 1 sense 2

—usually used as an interjection

All righty now, let's get started!

Well, alrighty then. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree.

—often used in a joking or ironic way

The flame derives from Greek mythology. According to myth, Prometheus stole sacred fire from the gods and brought it to Earth. The mythic flame has become a symbol of human reason, freedom and creativity. All righty, then.

—Denise Hazlick, MSNBC.com, 9 Feb. 2006

Word History

Etymology

all right entry 1 + -y (perhaps from reanalysis of -y entry 4 as a diminutive or attenuating suffix)

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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