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”
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- All-rounder
a person of great versatility or wide-ranging skills: The job needs an all-rounder who knows sales, accounting, and something about computers. Historical Examples all-rounder, a shirt collar going all round the neck and meeting in front. The Slang Dictionary John Camden Hotten noun a versatile person, esp in a sport