The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #59516 Message #949293
Posted By: Amos
09-May-03 - 09:41 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Where did 'copacetic' come from?
Subject: RE: BS: Where did 'copacetic' come from?
I have always preferred to imagine it is a jazzy slang back formation from Copacabana, the famous night club of the 20's, where jazz was hot and everything was copacetic...blended with syncopation, man.