whitefang Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I've lived through several "eras" of slang. From "wayout, daddy-o" to "sick", and one word used as slang seems to have never left, and transcended across several generations. "Cool". Get this: Yesterday, while in a Meijer's store, I was passing through the Men's section of the clothing area, and a guy who looked to be my age(62)was looking at a shirt of some kind, and told his wife, "This looks kinda cool!" A minute later, I overheard some kid of about eight or nine holding a video game box and exclaim, "Aw! COOL!" Wikipedia states that the word has taken on many different connotations, from attitude to expression of approval, and is so ingrained in American vernacular that it no longer CAN be considered slang. Even the emotion that's tagged to this thread is referred to as "cool". You could overuse this word in a sentence and get practically all of it's meanings put forward. The cool breeze caused his anger to cool as he listened to the cool jazz playing on the radio, and made him think how cool it was that his feelings started to cool towards the girl with the cool disposition. Cool! What do YOU think? Is this "cool", or what? Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Ellwood Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Its cool Fang! http://www.thestringnetwork.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane hugo Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 "Cool" is a concept that's easily and eternally sellable to each subsequent generation. /pedanticBSery http://blip.fm/invite/WorkRelease Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryz Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 I love the word "Cool" and use it frequently. +1 it bridges the gap over many decades and generations... Take care, Larryz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertbluesman Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Its cool Fang! Too cool Fang!! (I actually use the word often to describe how I feel about anything I like). Cool. dbm If it sounds good, it is good !! http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=143231&content=music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred_C Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Check out my signature below. If you play cool, you are cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted November 11, 2013 Author Share Posted November 11, 2013 Check out my signature below. That's cool, Fred! Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Chillax! It's all good. Be cool, dude. "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitefang Posted November 12, 2013 Author Share Posted November 12, 2013 Chillax? Now, THERE'S one I hope DOESN'T stick around! Whitefang I started out with NOTHING...and I still have most of it left! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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