copacetic

or co·pa·set·ic, co·pe·set·ic

[ koh-puh-set-ik, -see-tik ]
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adjectiveSlang.
  1. fine; completely satisfactory; OK.

Origin of copacetic

1
An Americanism first recorded in 1915–20; of obscure origin; popular attributions of the word to Louisiana French, Italian, Hebrew, etc., lack supporting evidence

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British Dictionary definitions for copacetic

copacetic

copasetic, copesetic or copesettic

/ (ˌkəʊpəˈsɛtɪk) /


adjective
  1. US and Canadian slang very good; excellent; completely satisfactory

Origin of copacetic

1
C20: of unknown origin

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