copacetic

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co·pa·cet·ic

or co·pa·set·ic (kō′pə-sĕt′ĭk)

adj. Informal

Very satisfactory or acceptable; fine.

[Origin unknown.]

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copacetic

(ˌkəʊpəˈsɛtɪk) ,

copasetic

copesetic

copesettic

adj

slang US and Canadian very good; excellent; completely satisfactory

[C20: of unknown origin]

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co•pa•cet•ic

or co•pa•set•ic

(ˌkoʊ pəˈsɛt ɪk, -ˈsi tɪk)

adj. Slang.

completely satisfactory.

[1915–20; of obscure orig.]

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Adj.

copacetic - completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara

copasetic, copesetic, copesettic

satisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"

Translations

отличенотличнаотличниотлично

отлично отличный

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