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Definition of 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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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.
- See more words with the same meaning: money.
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?
- See more words with the same meaning: without conflict.
Last edited on Oct 03 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Oct 03 2009.
- okay.
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- socially well adjusted, friendly, fun to be around, etc.
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- interesting, or similarly good.
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- not over-reacting (freaking out, being violent, being argumentative, etc.)
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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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Definitions include: misspelling of the word "again". | |
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Definitions include: acronym for "head mother fucker in charge." | |
Definitions include: acronym for "happy new year". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "direct message". | |
Definitions include: excellent. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "Jesus Fucking Christ". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "on the other hand". | |
Definitions include: "these nuts", i.e. "these testicles". | |
Definitions include: "cool", "phat". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "die in a fire". | |
Definitions include: "please". | |
Definitions include: someone or something who will die soon. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "piss off early, tomorrow's Saturday". | |
Other terms relating to 'calm': | |
Definitions include: to be nonchalant. | |
Definitions include: to calm down. | |
Definitions include: calm; restrained. | |
Definitions include: to calm down or wait. | |
Definitions include: to calm down. | |
Other terms relating to 'friend, friends': | |
Definitions include: a person with poor personal style. | |
Definitions include: a person who is lame, jake, not cool. | |
Definitions include: variant of bro. | |
Definitions include: a person with whom one shares a flat; "roommate". | |
Definitions include: to vomit. | |
Definitions include: acronym for "best friends forever who eat out and go shopping a lot". | |
Definitions include: colloquial pronunciation of fool. | |
Definitions include: a female friend. | |
Definitions include: "mate". | |
Definitions include: a very good, trusted friend, often from childhood; "homie"; "boy". | |
Definitions include: friend. | |
Definitions include: a gang member or "ruffian." | |
Definitions include: alternate spelling of dog. | |
Definitions include: a girl that a guy thinks very highly of and cares about. | |
Definitions include: a friend or acquaintance. | |
Other terms relating to 'good, okay, cool, awesome, fun': | |
Definitions include: muscular. | |
Definitions include: very nice, unique, beautiful. | |
Definitions include: very neat; "cool"; "spiffy". | |
Definitions include: very good, excellent, fun, or otherwise appealing. | |
Definitions include: cool, neat. | |
Definitions include: extremely nice, of superior quality; "cool". | |
Definitions include: very cool. | |
Definitions include: well. | |
Definitions include: better than all that. | |
Definitions include: superior, as good as it gets. | |
Definitions include: very good; excellent; "cool"; "awesome". | |
Definitions include: emphatic way of saying "fantastic." | |
Definitions include: (adjective) - the ultimate of coolness. | |
Definitions include: indicates something is of high quality or tastes excellent; "cool". | |
Definitions include: something very awesome. | |
Other terms relating to 'money': | |
Definitions include: money. | |
Definitions include: Australian slang term for a shilling (12 pennies). | |
Definitions include: money. | |
Definitions include: to ejaculate. | |
Definitions include: nice, excellent, worthy of envy; "cool"; "tight"; "awesome"; etc. | |
Definitions include: "cheque". | |
Definitions include: money. | |
Definitions include: a five pound note. | |
Definitions include: counterfeit money. | |
Definitions include: money. | |
Definitions include: skins/skinheads. | |
Definitions include: a twenty-five cent coin. | |
Definitions include: a wad of currency in small denominations with a large denomination bill around the outside to make it look like more money. | |
Definitions include: displeasing. | |
Definitions include: in agreement. | |
Other terms relating to 'stylish, styling': | |
Definitions include: dressed well. | |
Definitions include: a man that is dressed well, attractive and well off. | |
Definitions include: unique in a cool way. | |
Definitions include: suave; "hip", "cool". | |
Definitions include: a person's style, attitude, general demeanor. | |
Definitions include: promotional material. | |
Definitions include: styling. | |
Definitions include: a great amount of swag. | |
Definitions include: fashionable. | |
Definitions include: to have, to take. | |
Definitions include: stylish; "smooth". | |
Definitions include: perfect, great, excellent; "cool"; "awesome". | |
Definitions include: a male talented in attracting females. | |
Definitions include: miscellaneous things, typically given away free. | |
Definitions include: styling. | |
Other terms relating to 'to hang out, relax': | |
Definitions include: to stop being angry. | |
Definitions include: to relax; "hang out. | |
Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool". | |
Definitions include: alternate spelling of chillax, i.e. "chill" + "relax". | |
Definitions include: to have, to take. | |
Definitions include: to calm down. | |
Definitions include: to chill and relax; "hang out". | |
Definitions include: relaxed, calm, happy, content. | |
Definitions include: to be unproductive. | |
Definitions include: to relax, usually with other friends; "chill". | |
Definitions include: to spend time at a place, usually relaxing. | |
Definitions include: to relax; "hang out". | |
Definitions include: to relax. | |
Definitions include: "Chill, don't worry about it." | |
Definitions include: to relax. | |
Other terms relating to 'yes, agreements (statements of)': | |
Definitions include: an emphatic "yes". | |
Definitions include: "all right". | |
Definitions include: equivalent to "I already know" or "You already know," as if to say "YES!" emphatically. | |
Definitions include: "yes." | |
Definitions include: spelling variant of "yeah". | |
Definitions include: "alright". | |
Definitions include: roughly equivalent to "serious." | |
Definitions include: an expression of confirmation or agreement. | |
Definitions include: alternative pronunciation of "hundred." | |
Definitions include: an excited "yes". | |
Definitions include: a solicitation of agreement. | |
Definitions include: okay | |
Definitions include: yes; "bingo". | |
Definitions include: "for real", i.e. "seriously". | |
Definitions include: acronym for "for real". | |
Slang terms with the same root words
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Other terms relating to 'cool': | |
Definitions include: Origin: The Fly Girls. | |
Definitions include: exclamation of positive sentiment; "Cool!" | |
Definitions include: phrase used to indicate that something is very good, excellent, "cool". | |
Definitions include: phrase used to indicate that something is very good, excellent, "cool". | |
Definitions include: a person acting cool, in the "nonchalant" sense of "cool". | |
Definitions include: to stop being angry. | |
Definitions include: reform school | |
Definitions include: jail or prison. | |
Definitions include: most cool. | |
Definitions include: the state of being cool. | |
Definitions include: making fun of someone that did something stupid. | |
Definitions include: to stop. | |
Definitions include: Used to indicate an extreme like for something. | |
Definitions include: to stop being angry. | |
Definitions include: to calm down from anger. | |
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