m'kay

m'kayintj/m(ː)ˈkeɪ/

• 1

  informalOkay—an expression of acknowledgment or affirmation, now sometimes used in an ironic or condescending sense.

  • In these tutoring sessions we have found that, when the tutor agrees with the student’s displayed understanding, her signal of confirmation comes quickly after the student’s turn, as in: S. Mkay. hh. And I know it’s negative, just to follow your thought process, because I know that the sine is positive.
  • … the director would go on only when both were satisfied the matcher had understood, as here: D. The long view of the quad uh walkway M. those M. ┌ numbers right? D. └ is number 5 M. Mkay D. Yeah with the numbers on the bottom.
• 2

  informalOkay—an expression of acknowledgment or affirmation, now sometimes used in an ironic or condescending sense.

  • C: I want you to re:st (.) re:st (.) as much as you can do (.) is just re:st (.) hhh when >you go< home (.) >you tell< your husband you make dinner honey (.) hhh you take care of me (.) . . . I need >to set< down (.) I need >to rest< (.) P: mmkay (.) C: and >get down< (.) watch your sodium (.) the salt=
  • well i used to have some skilled sticky fingers of my own back in the day so i know a shoplifted dress when i see one mmkay.
• 3

  informalOkay—an expression of acknowledgment or affirmation, now sometimes used in an ironic or condescending sense.

  • 1999, “It's Easy, MMMKay.” [title, in soundtrack] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
  • Let’s get all this straight. He took me to a place he hates to see if I like it. Mmmkay.
• 4

  informalOkay—an expression of acknowledgment or affirmation, now sometimes used in an ironic or condescending sense.

  • I’ll tell you a secret if you promise not to tell anybody, not even the missus, m’kay?
  • But do keep in mind that this film [viz. South Park] is not for the faint of heart, and it ain’t for kids, m’kay?
• 5

  informalOkay—an expression of acknowledgment or affirmation, now sometimes used in an ironic or condescending sense.

  • She didn’t ask what that was supposed to mean, but tallied a while on her fingertips and obliged him. “Mm-kay, bye.”
  • 2005, Bill Eisele, Scrub Match http://print.google.com/print?hl=en&id=7M31jHxhJawC&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&sig=no7YkuHLZazkBAuC0ztcd6i9AJI “All I’m saying,” the Asian man said, “is it’s about time she got a whiff of her own breath. Mm-kay?”
• 6

  informalOkay—an expression of acknowledgment or affirmation, now sometimes used in an ironic or condescending sense.

  • “Well, I’m going to take a picture of your arm and then this nice doctor is going to fix it for you, okay?” “Mmm-kay.”