Meaning of cool cat | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A person who performs or appreciates jazz, especially one whose style of speech and movement is relaxed and rhythmic.
   idiomatic
2. A person who is at ease and self-assured; one who is calm and composed in interactions with others.
   idiomatic

Examples

“Step up and take a look at the U.S.'s latest secret weapon. A hot missile? No, a cool cat—Earl ("Fatha") Hines, jazz pianist nonpareil.”

“In 1964, Dizzy Gillespie ran for the US presidency on an anti-racism, pro-bebop platform. Sholto Byrnes looks back on the very brief political career of one very cool cat.”

“[W]e had just opened after only 10 cliff‐hanging days in Boston . . . [and] were all doing our first show. The only cool cat among us was the remarkable director, George Abbott, who had been there many times before and looked pleased, proud and relaxed.”

“"I've talked to a lot of young people, and they're all very excited that he's such a cool cat—not black or white or anything like that—just such a cool guy."”

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