cool cat

[ kool kat ]

noun

, Slang.

1. a fashionable or hip person:

   Being the cool cat that I was in high school, I would often stop in at the vegan store for coffee on the way home.

2. a person who is easygoing, casual, and calm:

   He was the most laid-back cool cat I ever met—he took everything in stride.

3. an admirable or excellent person:

   An ACLU lawyer, drug reformer, and generally cool cat, she is seriously considering a bid for mayor.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cool cat¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

When I first met him, the man known to some of his pals as “Cool Cat” still had one paid job in a band that performed Friday nights at Marie Callender’s in Mid-City.

From Los Angeles Times

Steve Hideg was classy, gracious, old school, polite, a gentleman, a jazzy cool cat and a caring friend, and his beautiful struggle ended Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

Phil ends its Hollywood Bowl season with the premiere of Adam Schoenberg’s ‘Cool Cat,’ a fanfare in memory of P-22, along with Glass and Holst.

From Los Angeles Times

She played Catwoman, choosing a black Oscar de la Renta dress with a cool cat corset.

From BBC

Chavez represented Raul “Cool Cat” Rocha, who in 2016 was petitioning to overturn a 25-years-to-life sentence for his third strike — stealing a pair of pants in 1995.

From Los Angeles Times

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