American now global slang, 1950s-present
adj.
1) superior, desirable, worthy of approval
2) in or beyond the current style; in harmony with an ineffable sophistication
3) graceful despite pressure
4) relaxed, calm, low-
key, mellow
5) agreeable
6) trustworthy; not a
narc
7) under self-control, despite appearances
8) reconciled
9) above and beyond a situation
10) characterized by strange masteries and hidden resources
verb.
1) ~ it. Stop overreacting.
2) ~ him. Subtly check one's luck or progress.
Adj.
1) "My new
skirt is so cool!"
2) "SF is a cool city." "Miles Davis was a cool dude."
3) "When the cops came, he was cool."
4) "Nothing bothers him. He's always cool."
5) "Cool! I'll start
tomorrow."
6) "I can't believe you fired up in
front
of him."
"No, man, he's cool."
7) "It's OK, man. I'm cool."
8) "Are we cool, man?" "Yeah, we're cool."
9) "Nah, I'm too cool for school."
10) "When he disappeared like that, that was so cool!"
Verb.
1) "Hey man! Put that gun down and cool it!"
2) "Send Joe over there to cool him."