Jamaican Creole
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Etymology
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Compound of cool (“cool/good”) + runnings (“state of affairs”).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈkuːl ˈɹʌnɪnz/[1]
- Hyphenation: cool‧ru‧nnings
Interjection
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cool runnings
- (dated) all the best
A: Yow, mi a fly out tomorrow. When mi touch een mi wi shout yuh. B: Aye mi boss. Cool runnings.- A: Yo, I'm flying out tomorrow. When I arrive, I'll contact you. B: OK, my friend. All the best.
2009, John Bigley, Jamaica - Montego Bay, Port Antonio and Ocho Rios[2] (in English), →ISBN:“cool runnings a greeting that means things are going well […] ”
See also
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References
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- ^ Wippa Demus, Phillip Llewellyn, and Varun Baker (2010) “COOL RUNNINGS”, in Patwa Organisation - The Jamaican Language Audio Dictionary[1]
