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  • adjective slang cool; awesome; alright.

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  • Usage: Look at that donkey! Coolio!

    Least favourite word. I can stomach lots of 'IM-speak' and slang that my friends use, but for some reason whenever I hear this word something hurts inside. Nails on a blackboard.

    July 7, 2007

  • I used to say coolies but that was a long time ago and I regret having done so.

    July 7, 2007

  • We accept your apology on behalf of the world at large. :)

    July 7, 2007

  • Coolio cool*i*o adjective.

    1 To be marvelous. 2. To be radiant and divine.synonym: bomb diggity. I went shopping yesterday and got new shoes, and they are so coolio!

    Origin: circa 2012. Modern English American English < creative coinage from “cool.” Before 1000; Middle English cole, Old English cōl; cognate with Middle Low German kōl, Old High German kuoli ( German kuhl ). See cold, chill, Hawaiian ʿio.

    October 2, 2012