everything is copacetic

everything is copacetic

cliché The situation is acceptable or satisfactory; everything is fine. We'll need to work with regulators to ensure everything is copacetic before the restaurant's grand opening next month. A: "Are you sure you've gotten the workflow issues resolved with your team members?" B: "Yes, everything is copacetic now, boss." A: "We really need to get this all wrapped up, so please tell me everything is copasetic with the merger." B: "I wish I could, sir, but I'm afraid I've got some bad news."
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everything is copacetic

Things are fine, everything is going well. The adjective copacetic, for excellent, dates from the early 1900s (the OED’s earliest citation is from 1919), but its origin has been lost.
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer Copyright © 2013 by Christine Ammer
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