The Bologna Blog

Hunky Dory

A middle of the night brain fart had me seeking the origin of a term that I use often, which is hunky dory. Its origins stretches from the archaic American slang of the word “hunk;” meaning “safe”. There is a Dutch extension from the word “honk” meaning “goal or home” To achieve "hunk" or "hunky" in a child's game was to make it "home" and win the game. With the word dory, it is a description of a flat bottom boat known for its stability. So hunky dory is thought to mean quite satisfactory and fine. This fine night finds me hunky dory. I wish the same for all of my readers.