Word of the Day 7.31.08

co·pa·cet·ic or co·pa·set·ic (kp-stk)

adj.

Very satisfactory or acceptable; fine: “You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic” John O’Hara.

[Origin unknown.]

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Adj.

1.

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”

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Word of the Day 7.30.08

hav·er·sack (hvr-sk)

n.

A bag carried over one shoulder to transport supplies, as on a hike.

[French havresac, from obsolete German Habersack : German dialectal Haber, oats (from Middle High German habere, from Old High German habaro) + German Sack, bag (from Middle High German sac, from Old High German, from Latin saccus; see sack1).]

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