Idioms for cool
Origin of cool
SYNONYMS FOR cool
OTHER WORDS FROM cool
Words nearby cool
British Dictionary definitions for cool off
See also
cool out
Derived forms of cool
Word Origin for cool
Old English
cōl; related to Old Norse
kōlna, Old High German
kuoli; see
cold,
chill
Idioms and Phrases with cool off (1 of 2)
cool off
see cool down.
Also, cool down or out. Calm down, become less ardent, angry, or agitated, as in We can't discuss it until you've cooled off. The verb cool alone has been used in this sense since approximately a.d. 1000; off and down were added in the late 1800s, and Davy Crockett's Almanac (1836) had: “Resting a while, just long enough to cool out a little.”
Also, cool out. Kill someone, as in They threatened to cool off his brother. [Slang; first half of 1800s] Also see cool out, def. 2.
Idioms and Phrases with cool off (2 of 2)
cool