cool kid
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A trendsetter, often a hipster; one considered worthy of emulation for their fashion sense etc.
Informal
Example Sentences
- ""There was a lot of anticipation for this album," says Lisa Worden, music director of L.A. radio station KROQ-FM. "With Green Day now all over MTV and the mainstream, Rancid is the cool band. All the cool kids are wearing Rancid T-shirts.""
- "And isn't that the basis of so much of today's marketing, regardless of the product being sold? Be a rebel! Be an individual like everyone else! Rebels drink Diet Pepsi! Rebels watch the rebel director's new rebel film, Panic Room! It's dark and edgy and all the cool kids love it!"
- "But you want to be a continuous partial attention ninja master because you've been told that all of the cool kids are."
- ""Cereal for dinner?" He grinned and ruffled Alison's hair. "Is that what all the cool kids are doing now?""
- "Punch, in case you didn't know, is what the cool kids are drinking."