Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cool one's jets

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables: cool one's -jets
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become less excited, intense, or active; to exercise self-restraint.

Informal

Example Sentences

"Star Wars fans who positively can't cool their jets until the 19 May opening of Star Wars prequel The Phantom Menace need wait no longer than until early May."
"Belle's boyfriend Jesse (Henry Simmons) is left to cool his jets while his woman bangs around the New York area."

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cools one's jets (present, singular) cooling one's jets (participle, present) cooled one's jets (participle, past) cooled one's jets (past)

Synonyms

calm down chill chill out cool off pull in one's horns settle down slow one's roll

Questions

What does cool one's jets mean?: To become less excited, intense, or active; to exercise self-restraint.

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