kewl

K5E1W4L1
/kuːl//kjuːl/

A form of cool — Of a mildly low temperature.

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Meanings

adjectivekewl (comparative kewler, superlative kewlest)

comparative kewler · superlative kewlest

  1. InternetnonstandardNonstandard spelling of cool.

    Janes^([sic]) Addiction is some KEWL stuff.

    1990, Dangerous AL, “Janes Addiction”, in alt.rock-n-roll.metal (Usenet)

Origin

Respelling of cool to represent a pronunciation with fronting of /u/ to [ʉ], which is characteristic of California English among other accents.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with kewl

schoolrulecoolpoolfueljewelboolcruelstoolPoolemuleemulespoolKabulThuledroolyuletulleEwelljoulebuhlshulrefueluncool
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Anagrams

welklewk
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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