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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Very satisfactory or acceptable; fine: "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic” ( John O'Hara).

Wiktionary

  1. adj. US Fine, excellent, OK.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. completely satisfactory.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. completely satisfactory

Etymologies

  1. Origin unknown. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • ricanlady Everyone else seemed to be confused, but for me- all was copacetic. Sep 22, 2010

  • seanahan We have a true mystery on our hands. It certainly seems like some of the expressions are crazier than others. The Native American would be from Washington state, which is way outside the bounds of where it was used. The Yiddish also seems ridiculous. French is somewhat reasonable, especially given the usage in Louisiana by people like Satchmo. Without finding some 19th century writing (very unlikely), we will never know. Dec 20, 2009

  • bel1ght I have heard the word 'copacetic' was created by Louis Armstrong. Any truth, or any other attributions?
    Thanks,
    Barbara Lightheart Sep 29, 2009

  • regster Another person checking in who discovered this word via a James Lee Burke novel. Aug 2, 2009

  • reesetee But yarb, James Lee Burke novels are coolissimo.

    I'm just sayin'. Jul 24, 2008

  • bilby Sounds like a prescription drug. Jul 19, 2008

  • seanahan You some kind of freak, Yarbissimo. Jul 19, 2008

  • shevek I don't even like this word enough to put it on my despise list. Jul 19, 2008

  • yarb Can't believe I just said "coolissimo". Jul 18, 2008

  • yarb It may be the kind of people who say it. I'd never encountered it until I read it in a (I think) James Lee Burke novel about five years ago, and I immediately thought it was coolissimo. Jul 18, 2008

  • dontcry Isn't that funny -- I've always hated this word as well. I wonder why it has earned such disdain? There must be a common thread... Jul 18, 2008

  • moriza I don't like this word either its like saying copathetic Jul 18, 2008

  • sionnach I hate this word! Apr 25, 2008

  • five I've despised this word from the moment I first heard it. I don't really have any particular reason; it's just one of those words that makes me wince every time I hear it. Apr 17, 2008

  • reesetee I don't like this word. For more fascinating information, see copasetic. Sep 13, 2007

  • seanahan And you just don't get it
    you keep it copacetic
    And you learn to accept it
    You know it's so pathetic Sep 13, 2007

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‘copacetic’ has been looked up 5489 times, loved by 27 people, added to 125 lists, commented on 16 times, and has a Scrabble score of 14.