Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Up-to-date and sophisticated.
- adjective Absolutely right; perfectly true.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word right-on.
Examples
-
I personally found myself entranced by the right-on contemporary themes of his statements and the modern urgency of his life's mission.
E. Nina Rothe: The Hopeful Environmentalist -- Sturla Gunnarsson's Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie E. Nina Rothe 2011
-
I personally found myself entranced by the right-on contemporary themes of his statements and the modern urgency of his life's mission.
E. Nina Rothe: The Hopeful Environmentalist -- Sturla Gunnarsson's Force of Nature: The David Suzuki Movie E. Nina Rothe 2011
-
Is this mysterious figure – whose motives aren't quite clear yet – really the girl who schooled Heath Ledger about right-on feminist punk rock in 10 Things I Hate About You?
Julia Stiles has nothing to fear from Dexter … she's met the Loose Women 2011
-
Is this mysterious figure – whose motives aren't quite clear yet – really the girl who schooled Heath Ledger about right-on feminist punk rock in 10 Things I Hate About You?
Julia Stiles has nothing to fear from Dexter … she's met the Loose Women 2011
-
In San Francisco, these right-on women actually add this to the bottom of the various flyers they pass out announcing the newest gathering of conspiracy theory speech events; “THIS IS A FRAGRANCE-FREE EVENT.”
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
-
We all know that the British summer is a mass of wannabe music festivals, but frankly after you've seen Coldplay performing in one field filled with middle-class teenagers and right-on families, you've seen 'em all.
-
It is an empathetic observation the right-on find difficult to swallow, but this is a sport whose dominant female rider is routinely referred to as "the Head-Turner" and whose flagship magazine show, the Morning Line, contained an among‑boys joke about servicing Japanese fillies minutes after Casey and Moore appeared last Saturday.
The landmarks and pitfalls of racing's gender agenda | Lydia Hislop 2011
-
He was right-on in his response to the curt and condescending female Senator from California.
Wonk Room » Black Chamber of Commerce CEO Calls Barbara Boxer A Racist 2009
-
George Bush was right-on about most things, and this is one of them.
-
In San Francisco, these right-on women actually add this to the bottom of the various flyers they pass out announcing the newest gathering of conspiracy theory speech events; “THIS IS A FRAGRANCE-FREE EVENT.”
Roseanne Archy Roseanne Barr 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.