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cool and the gang

cool and the gang adjective: an intensifier of cool (socially acceptable or extraordinary).

Adjective

cool and the gang (comparative more cool and the gang, superlative most cool and the gang)

  1. (informal) An intensifier of cool (socially acceptable or extraordinary).
    • Man, that guy is cool and the gang! He gave me his old television set for free.

Forms of cool and the gang

comparativemore cool and the gang
superlativemost cool and the gang

Origin of cool and the gang

From the name of the American band Kool & the Gang.

Questions about cool and the gang

What does cool and the gang mean?
Cool and the gang means an intensifier of cool (socially acceptable or extraordinary).
What part of speech is cool and the gang?
Cool and the gang is an adjective.

Words near cool and the gang in the dictionary

  1. cookwares
  2. cookwear
  3. cooky
  4. cookying
  5. cool
  6. cool and the gang
  7. cool arrow
  8. cool arrows
  9. cool art
  10. cool as a cucumber
  11. cool bag

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