English
Too Cool
From too + cool.
Proto-Indo-European *de ‘to’
Proto-Germanic *tō
Proto-West Germanic *tō
Old English tō ‘furthermore’
Middle English to ‘also’
English too
Proto-Indo-European *gel- ‘to be cold, to freeze’
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Proto-Germanic *kōluz ‘cool’
Proto-West Germanic *kōl(ī)
Old English cōl ‘cool, cold, calm’
Middle English cool
English cool
Today it means
noun A youth subculture that playfully reclaims outdated, rural, or intentionally tacky visual elements from China's recent past.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
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