Meanings
adjectivecool and the gang (comparative more cool and the gang, superlative most cool and the gang)
comparative more cool and the gang · superlative most cool and the gang
- informalAn intensifier of cool (socially acceptable or extraordinary).
Man, that guy is cool and the gang! He gave me his old television set for free.
Origin
From the name of the American band Kool & the Gang.
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APA
cool and the gang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cool%20and%20the%20gang
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“cool and the gang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cool%20and%20the%20gang. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cool and the gang,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cool%20and%20the%20gang.
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