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Cool has its roots in Middle English "cole", from Old English "col" and indicates aloofness, composure and absence of excitement in a person, especially in times of stress.

The usage of cool as a general positive epithet or interjection has been part and parcel of English slang since World War II, and has even been borrowed into other languages, such as French and German. Originally this sense is a development from a Black English usage meaning “excellent, superlative,” first recorded in written English in the early 1930s.

Cool can also be:

An aesthetic: Cool (aesthetic)
A temperature
An alternative name for Cumhail
Cool, a manga
Concurrent Object-Oriented Language

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 '''Cool''' has its roots in Middle English "cole", from Old English "col" and  indicates aloofness, composure and absence of excitement in a person, especially in times of stress.
 The usage of cool as a general positive epithet or interjection has been part and parcel of [[English]] [[slang]] since World War II, and has even been borrowed into other languages, such as French and German. Originally this sense is a development from a [[Black]] [[English]] usage meaning “excellent, superlative,” first recorded in written English in the early 1930s.
-The word itself in [[English language|English]] [[slang]] usage has a range of related adjectival [[meaning]]s: "cool" can describe a state of [[Wellness (alternative medicine)|wellness]], calm or general well-being; an absence of [[conflict]], or something aesthetically appealing.
-The cool aesthetic permeates [[African-American]] culture, in [[Blacks|black]] artistic and musical expression, in the hitch in the "[[pimp]]" strut of [[urban]] black men, in dress, demeanor and [[speech]].  Over time, "cool" has been appropriated by [[United States|American]] and world [[popular culture]], generally, especially among youth.
-In pop culture, "cool" sometimes is associated with a element of arrogant self-awareness.  Yet, within the boundaries of a mutually reinforcing cultural group, such as a high school [[clique]], these ordinarily negative traits are viewed positively. Within such a group, shame becomes a powerful tool of control and conformity, while those deemed "uncool" by the group are marked as unworthy outsiders. Likewise, outsiders may often deride the "cool" group as merely self-centered or conceited. In youth culture, "cool" often is used to describe someone or something conforming to a set of social values which are seen as countercultural, i.e., which challenge norms or traditional mores of the dominant, or adult, culture.
-==References==
-Lewis MacAdams, ''Birth of the Cool. Beat, Bebop and the American Avant-Garde'', Free Press, 2001. The title of the book comes from [[Miles Davis]]'s 1949-1950 [[jazz]] recording sessions. This is not intended as a scholarly work, and is reported to have many (relatively minor) inaccuracies.
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 '''Cool''' can also be:
+*An aesthetic:  [[Cool (aesthetic)]]
 *A [[temperature]]
 *An alternative name for [[Cumhail]]
 *[[Cool (manga)|Cool]], a [[manga]]
 * [[Concurrent Object-Oriented Language]]
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