Etymology

20% cooler

Today it means: Used playfully or sarcastically to mock unhelpful creative feedback, critiquing without giving any specifics. Full definition →

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The story

From the 2011 episode Suited for Success, the fourteenth episode of the first season of the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, in which Rainbow Dash says “It needs to be about 20% cooler,” vaguely critiquing one of Rarity's dress designs.

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