10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGHTY HO»
Discover the use of
righty ho in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
righty ho and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
Contrast lefty, 3. (P.B.) rightio!, righty-o!, righty-ho! All right! ; certainly; gladly!:
from ca. 1920. Ex right-(h)o! Dorothy L. Sayers, Unnatural Death, 1927, Lord
Peter Wimsey loquitur: 'Righty-ho! Wonder what the fair lady wants.' righto! See
right-ho.
2
Ten Minutes Late for Reality
And it was much too lame to take seriously. An odd-looking translucent figure
bounded across the flickering screen shown on the burnt wall. It said, "Righty-ho
and a Goonie Goo-goo!" People in the hall began to cackle and howl with
laughter, ...
3
Pick Your Own Strawberries
Righty-ho!' nodded Thoad, writing this down. He pressed a second button on his
concealed intercom, this one marked “Doughnut Alert” and this in turn lit up a
corresponding unit in Frank's office. Frank immediately hit a switch: 'DOUGHNUT!
“Righty-ho.” Billie poked around the house and checked everywhere; they'd
missed nothing. She ended up in her rooms; they were bare and empty. She sat
heavily on the end of the bed as Topsy leapt into her lap. “This is it, Tops,” she
said, ...
5
"The Farce of the Fart" and Other Ribaldries: Twelve ...
... checking his “dead man” costume] Good heavens! I do look like death warmed
up! I'll be off, then, to the cross, under cover ofnight. Righty-ho! OffI go! [Scene 6] [
At William's home]24 [William gets into his costume. At Cross Purposes 237.
“Ooh—something to celebrate, is there?” “You could say that, Freddy,” said Lewis
. “And, when I've frightened them half to death—?” “Ask them if they would come
up here.” “Righty ho. I'm completely in the dark, of course—as usual—but righty ...
7
The House That Dripped Gore
“Righty ho den, Colonel!” I said. “Saying 'righty ho den, Colonel' is talking,”
Belmont said and then pumped a bullet into my gut without blinking an eye.
Charlotte screamed as I stumbled backward clutching a belly full of white-hot fire.
I'm not ...
8
Communication in Healthcare Settings: Policy, Participation ...
so they're trying to burn it away now 58 n righty ho 59 (10) ((nurse reading/
looking at notes)) 60 p I don't know whether I've got much to worry about at my
age (laughs 61 a bit) I think they're anxious for me to get a telegram from the
Queen 62 ...
Alison Pilnick, Jon Hindmarsh, Virginia Teas Gill, 2010
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
... my word really right righto righty-ho roger sacré bleu salaam salut say whew
whoa whoopee whoops whoosh wilco woot wow yah bang banzai bedad begad
begone behold bejabber bejeezus bejesus doh done durn easy eek egad/egads
...
“Oh, righty-ho. I didn't realise he worked on the railways. He's the one, is he, ho,
ho!” “No, the police station, he's a police inspector.” “Oh, ah, yes.” “He shouldn't
be too long, it's just difficult getting time off when you're in the police.” “Perhaps
we ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGHTY HO»
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righty ho is used in the context of the following news items.
Justin Bieber to blame for Rita Ora's split from Calvin Harris?: 'They …
Righty ho then. Rita Ora. Pesky inside sources (yep, them again) have accused Justin of being a bit of a homewrecker and Rita of being a flirty so and so, saying ... «Sugarscape, Jun 14»
Book review: The Luminaries, by Eleanor Catton
... charts to help determine her characters and plot (righty ho); and structuring the book in 12 parts where each is half the length of the preceding one (hmmm). «New Zealand Listener, Aug 13»
