coolio

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US/ˈkulioʊ/

adjective

Cool; awesome; all right.

OriginEnglish oh ← Middle English o ← Old French oh →
Less commonScrabble 8
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Meanings

adjectivecoolio (not comparable)
  1. not comparableslangAfrican-American Vernacular; others; African-American Vernacular; othersCool; awesome; all right.

    But maybe it's the just the sunny weather that puts everyone in such a good mood: "We're all just coolio at U of A!" boasts one enthusiast.

    2003 -- Robert Franek, Princeton Review (Firm), Princeton Review Publishing Staff: The Best Western Colleges: 121 Great Schools to Consider http://books.google.com/books?q=%22we%27re+all+just+coolio%22

Origin

  1. Englishcool
  2. Latinō
  3. Old Frenchoh
  4. Middle Englisho
  5. EnglishO
  6. Englishoh
  7. Englishcoolio

From cool + -i- + -o.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“coolio.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coolio. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coolio,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coolio.

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