词汇 | kinderhook |
词源 | Kinderhook. Old Kinderhook, the nickname of President Martin Van Buren, is the basis for the universal expression o.k. Old Kinderhook’s birthplace, Kinderhook, New York, in turn, takes its name from children. When Henry Hudson anchored the Half Moon near this hook of land, he was greeted by Indian children, Kinder in German and Dutch. See also o.k. |
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