Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cool beans

/kuːl biːnz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: cool beans
IPA: /kuːl biːnz/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

A humorous and lighthearted nonsense phrase indicating approval or mild excitement: great, wow.

Example Sentences

"Cheech: “Hey man, look at this car made out of weed!” / Chong: “Oh cool beans, man!”"
"‘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."

Inflected Forms

kewl beans (alternative)

Rhymes With

region of queens -enes

Questions

How do you pronounce cool beans?: The recorded pronunciation is /kuːl biːnz/.
What does cool beans mean?: A humorous and lighthearted nonsense phrase indicating approval or mild excitement: great, wow.

How to pronounce cool beans

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