cool beans
intj/kuːl biːnz/
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Childish A humorous and lighthearted nonsense phrase indicating approval or mild excitement: great, wow.
- Cheech: “Hey man, look at this car made out of weed!” / Chong: “Oh cool beans, man!”1978, Cheech Marin, Tommy Chong, Up in Smoke, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong (Cheech & Chong) (actors), Los Angeles, Calif.: Paramount Home Video, →OCLC:
- ‘It’s cool beans!’ That’s what Betsy always says when she thinks something is fantastic, and I couldn’t help wondering what she’d say if she could see me now.1985, Marlene Fanta Shyer, Grandpa Ritz and the Luscious Lovelies, New York, N.Y.: Scribner, →ISBN, page 30: