Definition of be cool

cool

adjective

very good, excellent, interesting, fun, etc.
That's a cool car.


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- See more words with the same meaning: good, okay, cool, awesome, fun.
Last edited on Oct 11 2011. Submitted by Kymberly from TX, USA on Jun 11 1997.
nonchalant.
Why are you acting so cool?
- See more words with the same meaning: calm.
Last edited on Nov 07 2006. Submitted by Talia C. on Nov 07 2006.
fashionable.
That's a cool purse.

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- See more words with the same meaning: stylish, styling.
Last edited on May 06 2011. Submitted by Talia C. on Nov 07 2006.
used to emphasize a large amount of money.
He's worth a cool million.
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Last edited on Sep 21 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.
friends, or at least without animosity.








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- See more words with the same meaning: without conflict.
Last edited on Dec 26 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
with debts settled.
Are we cool?
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Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
okay.




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Last edited on Oct 25 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 30 2010.
socially well adjusted, friendly, fun to be around, etc.


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Last edited on Jul 26 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Jan 11 2011.
interesting, or similarly good.

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Last edited on Jul 21 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 06 2011.
not over-reacting (freaking out, being violent, being argumentative, etc.)






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Last edited on Nov 28 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 28 2011.

interjection

as with many terms, any of the adjective senses can also be used as an interjection.
Person A: Want to go to the movies?

Person B: Cool.
- See more words with the same meaning: yes, agreements (statements of).
Last edited on Nov 03 2011. Submitted by Sharon J. from Coeur d'Alene, ID, USA on Dec 01 2005.

verb - intransitive

to relax; "chill".
We're just coolin'.
- See more words with the same meaning: to hang out, relax.
Last edited on Mar 21 2011. Submitted by Anonymous on May 23 2004.

notes

Also spelled "kewl."
Last edited on Sep 20 2010. Submitted by Kymberly from TX, USA on Jun 11 1997.

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Other terms relating to 'alternative spellings or pronunciations (list of)':
ROFLMAO	Definitions include: acronym for "rolling on floor laughing my ass off".
agen	Definitions include: misspelling of the word "again".
on d3ck	Definitions include: "on deck" expressed with leet speak.
HMFIC	Definitions include: acronym for "head mother fucker in charge."
HNY	Definitions include: acronym for "happy new year".
DM	Definitions include: acronym for "direct message".
GOAT	Definitions include: excellent.
JFC	Definitions include: acronym for "Jesus Fucking Christ".
OTOH	Definitions include: acronym for "on the other hand".
deez nutz	Definitions include: "these nuts", i.e. "these testicles".
sharp	Definitions include: "cool", "phat".
DIAF	Definitions include: acronym for "die in a fire".
pls	Definitions include: "please".
goner	Definitions include: someone or something who will die soon.
POETS day	Definitions include: acronym for "piss off early, tomorrow's Saturday".
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Other terms relating to 'calm':
play it cool	Definitions include: to be nonchalant.
simmer down	Definitions include: to calm down.
low-key	Definitions include: calm; restrained.
cool (one's) jets	Definitions include: to calm down or wait.
chill out	Definitions include: to calm down.
Other terms relating to 'friend, friends':
hobo	Definitions include: a person with poor personal style.
pookie	Definitions include: a person who is lame, jake, not cool.
bruh	Definitions include: variant of bro.
flatmate	Definitions include: a person with whom one shares a flat; "roommate".
chuck	Definitions include: to vomit.
BFFWEOAGSA	Definitions include: acronym for "best friends forever who eat out and go shopping a lot".
foo	Definitions include: colloquial pronunciation of fool.
chiquita	Definitions include: a female friend.
m8	Definitions include: "mate".
ace	Definitions include: a very good, trusted friend, often from childhood; "homie"; "boy".
homes	Definitions include: friend.
thug	Definitions include: a gang member or "ruffian."
dawg	Definitions include: alternate spelling of dog.
pimpette	Definitions include: a girl that a guy thinks very highly of and cares about.
weezy	Definitions include: a friend or acquaintance.
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Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun':
diesel	Definitions include: muscular.
kind	Definitions include: very nice, unique, beautiful.
neato	Definitions include: very neat; "cool"; "spiffy".
awesome	Definitions include: very good, excellent, fun, or otherwise appealing.
jinky	Definitions include: cool, neat.
fresh	Definitions include: extremely nice, of superior quality; "cool".
pimptacular	Definitions include: very cool.
like a champ	Definitions include: well.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that	Definitions include: superior, as good as it gets.
bostin	Definitions include: very good; excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
*fan-fcking-tastic**	Definitions include: emphatic way of saying "fantastic."
shibby	Definitions include: (adjective) - the ultimate of coolness.
Jesus made (it)	Definitions include: indicates something is of high quality or tastes excellent; "cool".
awesome sauce	Definitions include: something very awesome.
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Other terms relating to 'money':
scrilla	Definitions include: money.
deena	Definitions include: Australian slang term for a shilling (12 pennies).
loot	Definitions include: money.
wad	Definitions include: to ejaculate.
clean	Definitions include: nice, excellent, worthy of envy; "cool"; "tight"; "awesome"; etc.
gregory	Definitions include: "cheque".
long green	Definitions include: money.
jack	Definitions include: a five pound note.
queer, the	Definitions include: counterfeit money.
moola	Definitions include: money.
skins	Definitions include: skins/skinheads.
case quarter	Definitions include: a twenty-five cent coin.
Michigan bank roll	Definitions include: a wad of currency in small denominations with a large denomination bill around the outside to make it look like more money.
cake	Definitions include: displeasing.
green	Definitions include: in agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'stylish, styling':
fitted	Definitions include: dressed well.
GQ	Definitions include: a man that is dressed well, attractive and well off.
snazzy	Definitions include: unique in a cool way.
money	Definitions include: suave; "hip", "cool".
swagger	Definitions include: a person's style, attitude, general demeanor.
swag	Definitions include: promotional material.
stupid	Definitions include: styling.
major league swag	Definitions include: a great amount of swag.
in	Definitions include: fashionable.
bang	Definitions include: to have, to take.
kicking	Definitions include: stylish; "smooth".
choice	Definitions include: perfect, great, excellent; "cool"; "awesome".
pimp	Definitions include: a male talented in attracting females.
swank	Definitions include: miscellaneous things, typically given away free.
sassy	Definitions include: styling.
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Other terms relating to 'to hang out, relax':
cool down	Definitions include: to stop being angry.
max	Definitions include: to relax; "hang out.
ill	Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool".
chillaxx	Definitions include: alternate spelling of chillax, i.e. "chill" + "relax".
bang	Definitions include: to have, to take.
chill out	Definitions include: to calm down.
chillax	Definitions include: to chill and relax; "hang out".
mellow	Definitions include: relaxed, calm, happy, content.
loaft	Definitions include: to be unproductive.
hang	Definitions include: to relax, usually with other friends; "chill".
hang out	Definitions include: to spend time at a place, usually relaxing.
chill	Definitions include: to relax; "hang out".
unwind	Definitions include: to relax.
cojelo con take it easy	Definitions include: "Chill, don't worry about it."
take it easy	Definitions include: to relax.
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Other terms relating to 'yes, agreements (statements of)':
hell to the yes	Definitions include: an emphatic "yes".
alrighty	Definitions include: "all right".
already	Definitions include: equivalent to "I already know" or "You already know," as if to say "YES!" emphatically.
uh-huh	Definitions include: "yes."
yea	Definitions include: spelling variant of "yeah".
aight	Definitions include: "alright".
no diggity	Definitions include: roughly equivalent to "serious."
full	Definitions include: an expression of confirmation or agreement.
hundo	Definitions include: alternative pronunciation of "hundred."
yis	Definitions include: an excited "yes".
or what	Definitions include: a solicitation of agreement.
okey dokey	Definitions include: okay
disco	Definitions include: yes; "bingo".
for reals	Definitions include: "for real", i.e. "seriously".
FR	Definitions include: acronym for "for real".
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Other terms relating to 'cool':
CAH	Definitions include: Origin: The Fly Girls.
coolage	Definitions include: exclamation of positive sentiment; "Cool!"
cool bananas	Definitions include: phrase used to indicate that something is very good, excellent, "cool".
cool beans	Definitions include: phrase used to indicate that something is very good, excellent, "cool".
cool customer	Definitions include: a person acting cool, in the "nonchalant" sense of "cool".
cool down	Definitions include: to stop being angry.
cooler	Definitions include: reform school
cooler, the	Definitions include: jail or prison.
coolest	Definitions include: most cool.
coolfulness	Definitions include: the state of being cool.
cool guy McGee	Definitions include: making fun of someone that did something stupid.
cool it	Definitions include: to stop.
coolness	Definitions include: Used to indicate an extreme like for something.
cool off	Definitions include: to stop being angry.
cool (one's) boots	Definitions include: to calm down from anger.
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