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CraigS Folklore: Where did 'copacetic' come from? (46) RE: BS: Where did 'copacetic' come from? 10 May 03


When I was a lad, something that was "jacked up" had been worked on to make it out of the ordinary. Thus an ordinary working man who succeeded in politics was often jacked up by the educational courses of his union, and a musician who achieved brilliance under the influence of cocaine would be said to be jacked up. DOn't know about the above usage ...


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