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copacetic — copasetic copaseticadj. 1. completely satisfactory. Syn: copesetic, copesettic. [WordNet 1.5] You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic. John O Hara … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
copacetic — 1919, but it may have origins in 19c. Amer.Eng. Southern black speech. Origin unknown, suspects include Latin, Yiddish (Cf. Heb. kol b seder), Italian, Louisiana French (coupe sétique), and Native American. None is considered convincing by… … Etymology dictionary
copacetic — ☆ copacetic or copasetic [kō΄pə set′ik ] adj. [< ?] [Old Slang] good, excellent, fine, etc.: also sp. copesetic … English World dictionary
Copacetic — This article is about the album by Velocity Girl. For definition and etymology of the English word, see Wiktionary:copacetic. Copacetic Studio album by … Wikipedia
copacetic — adj American excellent, satisfactory, hunky dory. Used usually of a situation or state of affairs, copacetic is as likely to be said by a col lege professor as a New York cop. The college professor might think he is using a newish slang term; the … Contemporary slang
copacetic — agreeable, fine, go along with, okay, OK Don is copacetic. He agrees with our plans … English idioms
copacetic — /koʊpəˈsɛtɪk/ (say kohpuh setik), / ˈsitɪk/ (say seetik) adjective US Colloquial extremely satisfactory; fine: everything is copacetic. Also, copasetic. {Black English (Southern) …
Copacetic (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Copacetic Type = Album Artist = Velocity Girl Released = 1993 Recorded = Genre = Indie rock, Indie pop Length = Label = Sub Pop Producer = | Reviews = Last album = 1st Velocity Girl (1993) This album = 2nd Copacetic (1993)… … Wikipedia
copacetic — also copasetic or copesetic adjective Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1919 very satisfactory … New Collegiate Dictionary
copacetic — /koh peuh set ik, see tik/, adj. Slang. fine; completely satisfactory; OK. Also, copasetic, copesetic. [1915 20, Amer.; of obscure orig; popular attributions of the word to LaF, It, Heb, etc., lack supporting evidence] * * * … Universalium
copacetic — adj OK, alright. Everything between me and my baby iscopacetic. 1920s … Historical dictionary of American slang
