RIGHT-ON Definition & Meaning

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right-on

[rahyt-on, -awn]

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adjective

Slang.

exactly right or to the point.
up-to-date; relevant.
a right-on movie that shows conditions as they really are.

right on

interjection

slang��an exclamation of full agreement, concurrence, or compliance with the wishes, words, or actions of another

adjective

informal��modern, trendy, and socially aware or relevant
right-on green politics

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of right-on¹

An Americanism dating back to 1965–70

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Idioms and Phrases

An exclamation of enthusiasm or encouragement, as in You've said it really well—right on! This interjection has a disputed origin. Some believe it comes from African-American slang (it was recorded in Odum and Johnson's The Negro and His Songs, 1925); others feel it is a shortening of right on target, used by military airmen, or right on cue, theatrical slang for saying the right lines at the right time. [Slang; first half of 1900s] Also see way to go.

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Meanwhile, the live band let us feel language as music by accompanying the performances with right-on renditions of Sly and the Family Stone and Teddy Pendergrass.

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The politician is credited in the sleeve notes as "The Right-On" Ken Livingstone.

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I think that's a really right-on observation.

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Ms. Love’s experiences, typical of so many of her generation, spurred her to write “Sappho Was a Right-On Woman: A Liberated View of Lesbianism” with Sidney Abbott, her partner at the time.

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“NEA grants should be widely accessible to arts education and presenting organizations across the country. That’s right-on,” Dwyer said.

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