copacetic

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 cop may sus-pect that a word ending in -ic derives from Greek or Latin. Both would be wrong. This bizarre word has rarely been written down, but was recorded as early as 1919. Attempts have been made to derive it from Latin, Yiddish or even Amerindian roots, but its true origin is unknown. It has not crossed the Atlantic in its comparatively long history.
► 'What's your sign, love?'
'Stop.'
► 'Well that's copacetic.' (Beach Party, US film, 1981)
► 'You stick with me and everything will be copacetic.' (The Secret of My Success, US film, 1987)

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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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 — 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

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