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cool cat

noun

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  1. A person who performs or appreciates jazz, especially one whose style of speech and…

    A person who performs or appreciates jazz, especially one whose style of speech and movement is relaxed and rhythmic.

    • 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.

  2. A person who is at ease and self-assured

    A person who is at ease and self-assured; one who is calm and composed in interactions with others.

    • "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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