right on

[right on] {adj.}, {interj.}, {slang}, {informal}

1. Exclamation of animated approval "Yes," "That's correct," "You're telling the truth," "we believe you," etc.

* /Orator: And we shall see the promised land! Crowd: Right on!/ 2. Correct; to the point; accurate.

* /The reverend's remark was right on!/

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	exclamation ¹⁶ {adj.} ³²⁴ {informal} ¹⁴⁰¹ {interj.} ⁴¹ {slang} ⁵⁹³

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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