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All present and correctMeaningEverything, or everyone, is accounted for. OriginPart of the British Army's King's Regulations - the Report of the Orderly Sergeant to the Officer of the Day, used to report that the roll-call was successfully completed. One of the numerous, and in this case probably spurious, candidates for the explanation of the word 'okay'; i.e. OK = Orl Korrect. The phrase was also in use in Canada/USA by the late 19th century. The Winnipeg Daily Free Press reported this item in January 1876:
It is now used outside the military on both sides of the Atlantic, although it isn't a frequently heard phrase. |