be cool

interjection

Used to implore someone to not reveal illegal or improper activity.

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Meanings

interjection
  1. imperativeUsed to implore someone to not reveal illegal or improper activity.

    That's why I scoured our newsroom for red yarn, watched an episode of "The Bachelorette" during work (shhh, be cool) and tacked pictures of reality TV stars alongside a scrap of notebook paper...

    2016, Erin Udell, “Could CSU's Chase McNary be the next Bachelor?”, in The Coloradoan
  2. imperativeUsed to remonstrate someone for being (inadvertently) awkward, nerdy, geeky, or embarrassing.

Origin

From be + cool.

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Cite this entry
APA

be cool. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20cool

MLA

“be cool.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20cool. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be cool,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20cool.

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