adjective General Slang

Copacetic

/ˌkoʊ.pəˈsɛt.ɪk/ · adjective · informal

Everything's fine and in order, a smooth, satisfying word whose origin nobody can fully prove.

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Definitions

1

In excellent order; entirely satisfactory; all good.

“Relax, everything between us is copacetic.”
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2

Of a mood or relationship, easy and untroubled.

“We talked it out and things feel copacetic again.”
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3

Going smoothly, with no problems.

“The deal went through and it's all copacetic now.”
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Copacetic In A Sentence

The boss signed off, so we're copacetic.
Once the rent was paid, life was copacetic.
He nodded to say everything was copacetic.

Origin & Usage

Early 20th-century American slang, current by the 1920s and famously associated with entertainer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, who used and may have helped popularize it. Its true etymology is genuinely unknown and disputed, with proposed roots in Black American English, Italian, Hebrew and French, none of them proven.

Variants copaseticcopeseticcopastetic
Tags #1920s#flapper#jazz-age#vintage#approval

People Also Ask

What does copacetic mean?

It means fine, satisfactory, or in good order, as in 'everything's copacetic'.

Where did copacetic come from?

The origin is genuinely unknown and much disputed. It was popular in early 1900s American slang and tied to performer Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, but no proposed etymology has been proven.

How do you spell copacetic?

The most common spelling is 'copacetic', though 'copasetic' and 'copesetic' also appear, reflecting its uncertain origin.

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