English
Etymology
From all right + -s.
Adjective
all rights (not comparable)
- (colloquial, nonstandard, rare) Alternative form of all right.
1910, Clarence Young, “In Great Peril”, in The Motor Boys in the Clouds: or, A Trip for Fame and Fortune (Motor Boys; 9), New York, N.Y.: Cupples & Leon Company, →OCLC, page 61:“I go pretty soon quick now,” replied the inventor, speaking with a German accent. “But first I must be sure I am all rights. […]”
2014, Johnny D. Boggs, chapter 12, in Poison Spring: A Frontier Story, Ashland, Ore.: Blackstone Publishing, published 2017, →ISBN:“Don’t call him a darkie, Baby Hugh,” Edith said softly. “It’s not polite.” / “That’s all rights, young ’uns,” Hammond said. “We’s been called a whole lot worse than that.”
2019, Michel Prince, “Nye”, in Shared Redemption (The Frozen; 1), Michel Prince Books, →ISBN:“Oh, Big George. What’cha doin’ here?” / “I came to get’cha. What’s ya think?” / “I’m all rights here. Mister Sur here is right good to me. […]”
Interjection
all rights
- (colloquial, nonstandard, rare) Alternative form of all right.
1917, Margaret Widdemer, chapter 1, in Winona of Camp Karonya, New York, N.Y.: A. L. Burt Company, →OCLC, page 28:“And why on earth don’t you take it outdoors to do? This is too nice a day to waste upstairs in a bedroom.” / “We might, now it’s all cut out,” answered Bessie. “Shall we, girls?” / “All rights, let’s,” they agreed.
1968 February 29, Herman Talmadge, quotee, “Statement of Hon. R[obert] B[allard] Tootell, Governor, Farm Credit Administration”, in FHA Loans to Cooperatives: Hearing Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry, United States Senate, Ninetieth Congress, Second Session, on S. 1971, […], Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, →OCLC, page 13:All rights. Let’s get to the specific issue now.
1976, Sterling Hayden, “The Caldron”, in Voyage: A Novel of 1896, New York, N.Y.: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, →ISBN, book 2 (The Passage South), page 171:“Froze ’em how?” / “I had me a dory trawler—sir. Out of Gloucester.” / “Yeah? You did, eh?” The second mate seemed bemused. “All rights. Yer in my watch now.”