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mreitz777 | 21:20 Thu 29th Jul 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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where did the phrase "cool beans" originate?
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The phrase started up in the 1980s by teens in the United States. It's an offshoot of the use of the word "cool" that had been in existence since the 1940s. That usage was associated with the cool jazz movement of the 1940s, especially Charlie Parker's 1947 record Cool Blues.
22:39 Mon 06th Sep 2004
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I was a teen in the US in the 1980s. I have no idea where the term came from, but we certainly used it... along with "wicked" and "wicked awesome".
04:00 Tue 19th Oct 2004

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