Notorious and Okay

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Notorious adjective - Not respectable.

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Okay and notorious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Okay" instead an adjective "Notorious".

Nearby Word: notoriety

Okay adjective - Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.

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Notorious and okay are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Notorious" instead an adjective "Okay".

Nearby Words: okayed, okaying

Arthur' has a notorious episode that teaches that violence is never okay, but it's only wrong if Arthur does it, apparently. D.W.

Source: Can't Get Away with Nuthin'
Speirs was notorious for this (though it's slightly okay in that he sent all his plunder home to support his pregnant wife).

Source: Series / Band of Brothers
Judy Blume was somewhat notorious for tropes like this, which gave a coronary to the Moral Guardians of the day, but back then the intent was to show girls that was all OKAY.

Source: Hormone-Addled Teenager

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