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Forum: Ancestors in the Americas

Topic: Where does the word "cool" come from?
Posted By: KC
Date: 05 May 2001 2:11 PM

After watching the series "Ancestors...," I finally understood the origin of the word "cool" - it came from the word "coolies!" This is most frequently used phrase of the dude generation. Yet another example of the contributions of the Asian Americans!
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