"cool beans" meaning in All languages combined

See cool beans on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /kuːl biːnz/ Audio: En-cool beans.oga
Rhymes: -iːnz Head templates: {{en-interj}} cool beans
  1. (childish) A humorous and lighthearted nonsense phrase indicating approval or mild excitement: great, wow. Tags: childish
    Sense id: en-cool_beans-en-intj-wJokRKU8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry

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