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Calm, cool and collective vs calm, cool and collected What is the difference between calm, cool and collective and calm, cool and collected? What is the meaning of collective or collected when used in this way? I checked the dictionary but still do
Where does the phrase cool your jets come from? The OED says the phrase "cool your jets", meaning to calm down or become less agitated, is originally US and the first quoted in a newspaper: 1973 Daily Tribune (Wisconsin Rapids) 29 Jan 1 1 If you want to cool your jets, just step outside, where it will be about 10 degrees under cloudy skies That use is to literally cool yourself down The first with the usual meaning is a bit later the
etymology - What is the origin of cool beans? - English Language . . . I've read it a few times and assumed it was some sort of Beatnik expression "Cool", of course, is a well-known Beatnik term, but what is meant by "beans" in this context is unclear (Urban Dictionary gives several likely meanings)
conjunctions - All but idiom has two meanings? - English Language . . . Technically, you're dealing with two different phrases Which one is correct depends on your usage of them, and in your two examples, both are equally correct When you insert a noun in between the two words ("all x but"), you are referring to a collection of x but noting that there are exceptions The "all but" idiom refers to the fact that the subject of the idiom is as close to being
Origin of current slang usage of the word sick to mean great? I think the pattern is related, though I'm unable to substantiate that Still, I've observed it enough: some adjective is used informally to mean something different than it typically means (maybe even the opposite of what it usually means) – a cool motorcycle, a nasty curveball, a rad (ical) dress, a wicked dance move, a gnarly book, an epic sunset, a sick jump, a bad pizza, etc Somehow
etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange I've just found out that a penny can be called a win in slang It appears to be only used in British slang, and perhaps in Irish too Green’s Dictionary of Slang mentions below and gives the earliest
word choice - English Language Usage Stack Exchange What he says is clearly gotten, although he says it with an American accent, replacing the 't' with a glottal stop, and not emphasizing the 'n' very much