English[edit]

Noun[edit]

cool child (plural cool children)

1. (casual, mainly within the plural) A trendsetter, usually a hipster; one thought-about worthy of emulation for his or her style sense and so forth.
   • 1995, Steve Hochman, “They’re Rancid, Not Spoiled; They’ve main labels calling. Their followers worship them. However someway these guys are staying true to their punk roots.” Los Angeles Instances, Sep 3, 1995, pg. 5:

     “There was plenty of anticipation for this album,” says Lisa Worden, music director of L.A. radio station KROQ-FM. “With Inexperienced Day now throughout MTV and the mainstream, Rancid is the cool band. All of the cool children are carrying Rancid T-shirts.”

   • 2002, Eric Gravning, “To not Panic”, The Texas Observer, Apr 26, 2002, vol. 94, no. 8, pg. 26:

     And is not that the idea of a lot of right this moment’s advertising and marketing, whatever the product being offered? Be a insurgent! Be a person like everybody else! Rebels drink Weight-reduction plan Pepsi! Rebels watch the insurgent director’s new insurgent movie, Panic Room! It is darkish and edgy and all of the cool children adore it!

   • 2004 [2005], Danah Boyd, “Autistic Social Software program,” Finest Software program Writing I, Apress, Ed. Joel Spolsky, →ISBN, pg. 39:

     However you need to be a steady partial consideration ninja grasp since you’ve been informed that all the cool children are.

   • 2010, Jonathan Bernstein, Burning Ambition‎^[1], Penguin, →ISBN, web page 154:

     “Cereal for dinner?” He grinned and ruffled Alison’s hair. “Is that what all of the cool children are doing now?”

   • 2010 November 10, Jason Wilson, “The cool children beat me to the punch”, in (Please present the e-book title or journal title)‎^[2]:

     Punch, in case you did not know, is what the cool children are ingesting.