be cool
intjEtymology From be + cool.
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Imperative Used to implore someone to not reveal illegal or improper activity.
- That's why I scoured our newsroom for red yarn, watched an episode of "The Bachelorette" during work (shhh, be cool) and tacked pictures of reality TV stars alongside a scrap of notebook paper...2016, Erin Udell, “Could CSU's Chase McNary be the next Bachelor?”, in The Coloradoan:
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Imperative Used to remonstrate someone for being (inadvertently) awkward, nerdy, geeky, or embarrassing.
- Related terms
- omertà, wall of silence, STFU, in crowd, vicarious embarrassment