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Uh you spelled okay wrong, not sure if you were aware.
Etymologically speaking the term 'Otay' is actually a colloquial derivation of the word 'okay' (also spelled 'OK').
It was first introduced into the Cultural Collective Unconscious (CCU) by a character on a late night comedy sketch show called Saturday Night Live (SNL) The character named Buckwheat, played by the great and notorious comedian Edward (Eddie) Murphy., featured enormous buck teeth and slightly stupid accent/vernacular that would be considered both racist and a bigoted towards the mentally challenged in 2019. When Eddie left SNL, the character died, and the term faded from public use. As did the show a few years after that.
The colloquialism experienced a resurgence a decade or so later when again popularized by modern political commentator/comedian Jonathon (Jon) Stewart.
Very important to note that, according to Urban Dictionary:
A different way of saying 'Okay'. You will most likely make someone very mad if you use it often.
"Otay, I will eat that cookie. Otay, I can do your homework. Otay, I wil-" (gets shot)
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