the origin of “OK,” one of the most common words in languages around the world, was disputed. Theories about the word’s beginnings and original meaning abounded, according to the Economist.

"More people than not will use the OK symbol as just 'OK,'" he told NPR. "But in those cases where there's more underlining meaning, I think it's important for people to understand that it can be ...

At the time of the Army-Navy game, The Washington Post wrote that the “OK” gesture “now lives in a purgatory of meaning.” It’s hardly surprising, then, that universities are distancing ...