Are you okay?

A genuine question of concern. Because sometimes our friends fall off the wagon. Sometimes they're cruel for no obvious reason. Sometimes it hurts to the core. Don't be afraid to ask them if they're okay.

This is a question typically asked by others who have noticed something off in your behavior, and care about you enough to ask it.

This question is asked to confirm that the inquired person is in a sound physical, mental, or emotional state.

The question "are you okay?" is usually met with a lie, because the person will feel that they don't need to worry the others, or that they just can't explain it, or talk about anything right now.

A question many people ask, something that is an integral part of opening up to a person. Yet, most people rather hear it than explain whether they are or not. Hearing this phrase is more important than anything else, but it is not worth pushing if they do not want to say anything. Maybe they are feeling not okay and do not want to talk about it or they are actually fine, no matter what it is better to at least let someone know you are noticing their tendencies and how they are not seeming fine.

The typical response when someone says something that makes no sense, as it is usually a sign that the person has fallen off the wagon

The question your friend asks the girl after you lay down serious pipe.

A team on the 5th season of BFDI (TPOT) where tennis ball says “Are you okay?” and accidentally makes the team name

Hear this, followed by a 'BUSTER WOLF!', and you know you're fucked.
(Extreme blast of power, going into your face, turning it inside out before completely purging it from the universe.)

Used by Terry Bogard.