OKEY English word meaning agree . There are several versions about the source. The most plausible is that of President Van Buren's presidential candidacy in 1840, which had the nickname Old Kinkerhood, for his birthplace. Then an advertisement was made with the acronym OK, relating them to the humorous character orl correct, derived from all correct and abbreviated Ok, which is pronounced okey. How are you? I'm ok was the ambiguous answer, which meant or that I was by re-election or that it was fine.