Talk:Copasetic

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Articles for deletion This article was nominated for deletion on September 25, 2007. The result of the discussion was no consensus.


The spelling "copesthetic" is also common, and several others appear from time to time. Though this article might move to wictionary, this word may also merit a wikipedia article because it has an interesting, and somewhat uncertain, history. Though in common usage, the word may have been entirely made up by the Jazz musician community -- black tap dancer Bill Robinson (Mr. Bojangles) is said to have claimed credit for its creation but that claim is disputed. Other explanations abound -- see the below links. The most recent use in my recollection in a high-profile work is in the rap group RUN-D.M.C.'s "Perfection" though it seems to have had much usage since then as a title for songs or name for musical acts.

http://www.pointlessart.com/education/copacetic.html http://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-cop1.htm http://www.word-detective.com/101797.html

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[edit] Used in a Laurel and Hardy short movie

I can't remember which short it was but Laurel did use the Copesthetic variant of the word. 213.162.125.117 (talk) 20:33, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Origins of Copasetic?

I had heard that Copasetic was a brand of mouthwash in the 'teens and that "That's Copasetic!" was part of an ad campaign, meant to signify one was "ready, prepared for whatever may come, instilled with confidence because one's breath was fresh and not likely to offend proper company."

The Hebrew Kol Beseder means "all good" but Kol B'tzadik means "all just" as in justice. Kol B'tzadik sounds more like copasetic in my opinion.

[edit] Dinosaur Comics June 26 2007

This article just was linked to by Dinosaur Comics, & given the vandalism that has gone along with that before it might behoove us to keep our eyes on the article. There wasn't any call for vandalism, but I wanted to stay on top of it. --mordicai. 18:21, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

--Good idea. You never know what those young ne'er-do-wells well think of next. Get off my lawn! Oreo man 21:55, 26 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed deletion

This article is about a word. A word is not a topic. See Wikipedia is not a dictionary.

--Mcorazao 03:47, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

Have you read the article? There's a lot more there than just a definition. 153.42.168.174 22:00, 13 November 2007 (UTC)