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Old 8th Jan 2015, 17:46
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I've not heard the "Zero Killed" explanation before. The OED gives its origin as "Orl Korrect" with a first usage in 1839.

Martin van Buren was nicknamed "Old Kinderhook" in the 1840 US presidential election campaign and his supporters formed the O K Club.
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