All right already
interjection
enough!; hold on!; yes, now!
examples
all right already! i will serve dinner.
modifier
having to do with basketball: a hoop
noun
a finger ring: the old hoop on that finger (1859+ fr underworld);
the basketball net or basket; bucket (1930s basketball)
a basketball goal; bucket: he made six hoops last night (1940s+ basketball)
verb
to vomit; barf, oops: one of the guys from emergency services hooped into his boots over it (1980s+)
related terms
flat tire
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also, all right by one . agreeable to someone. for example, if you want to practice now, that’s all right with me . although all right alone has signified acquiescence much longer (see all right , def. 5), the addition of with someone (or, sometimes, by someone ) dates from the mid-1900s.
- All right for you
i’m angry with you. this interjection usually accompanies a threat of revenge, as in all right for you—i won’t go out with you again. [ early 1900s ]
- All righty
all righty affirmation (variations: rightie or rightee or rightey may replace righty) a humorous or deliberately cute and childish way of saying ”all right”
- All-rounder
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- All-round
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