Vocabulary: copacetic

Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions copacetic.

I first heard copacetic in the late 80s, on the west coast. I came to realize it meant “all right” or “as you’d hope.” I wondered whether it was slang or real. Yet, I heard it a lot from around 88 to 95.

Copacetic isn’t in every dictionary I checked, but it’s easy to find online. Some treat it like a legitimate word; others suggest it’s slang. I wouldn’t use it in a formal essay, but using it informally seems copacetic.

Source:

merriam-webster.com

dictionary.com

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.

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