kewl
English
editEtymology
editRespelling 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
editkewl (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.