A linguistic irritant XCIV

Sometimes, I think things in my life are going well.  I express this by saying, "Things are going well."  Under no circumstances do I convey this by saying, "Things are hunky-dory." To me, hunky-dory sounds like the name of a Spam byproduct or a device used to rehang a door that's not centered.  At times, things might be fine with me--but never hunky-dory.