2 definitions by Tom Cool
circa 1970s American slang
1) to party
2) to have sex
3) to dance
4) to abandon nonsense and confront
1) to party
2) to have sex
3) to dance
4) to abandon nonsense and confront
"Trouble Man", by Marvin Gaye:
I been for real, baby . . .
I come up hard.
I come up, gettin' down.
"Get Down Tonight," K.C. & Sunshine Band:
"Do a little dance, make a little love,
Get down tonight."
I been for real, baby . . .
I come up hard.
I come up, gettin' down.
"Get Down Tonight," K.C. & Sunshine Band:
"Do a little dance, make a little love,
Get down tonight."
by Tom Cool October 8, 2005
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) 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."
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."
by Tom Cool October 8, 2005