kewl
English edit
Etymology edit
Respelling of cool to represent a pronunciation with fronting of /u/ to [ʉ], which is characteristic of California English among other accents.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /kuːl/, /kjuːl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -uːl
Adjective edit
kewl (comparative kewler, superlative kewlest)
- (Internet slang) Nonstandard spelling of cool.
Usage notes edit
- Generally restricted to the colloquial meaning of popular, and therefore this spelling is useful to distinguish this word from the standard meaning of cool. With this particular meaning it has been adopted into other languages.