too cool for school
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9.1
- idiom
- /tu kul fɔr skul/
- Slang
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demasiado genial para la escuela
- I don't, I never worked with him or anything, but he was he just seemed like he was very too cool for school to the point where it wasn't cool.
I, I thought that he would probably be quite arrogant, too cool for school.
- I, I thought that he would probably be quite arrogant, too cool for school.
- Even the people that Pooh Pooh it or try to play, you know, like too cool for school or like don't believe in it.
- I don't, I never worked with him or anything, but he was he just seemed like he was very too cool for school to the point where it wasn't cool.
Examples
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Actually, we have Jung Sei Moo and the too cool for school Chung Zimmo new blush that she came out with.
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Even the people that Pooh Pooh it or try to play, you know, like too cool for school or like don't believe in it.
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But maybe that's being too cool for school, and at least immediately after the initial verification we can partake in some fairly harmless exuberance and celebration.
Blog text (13) -
At the party, he acted like he was too cool for school, refusing to dance with anyone.
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She always dresses in the latest fashions, making it clear she is too cool for school.
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Even though he tries to seem approachable, his attitude shows he's too cool for school.
Synonyms
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2.2
Fashionable and attractive to many people
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8.9
Looks stylish and confident in a cool way
Looking fashionable and attractive in a way people admire
Having a fashionable, attractive look, like new clothes or a neat room
Antonyms
How Cool
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'too' (excessively) and 'cool' (stylish/confident) make clear that the expression refers to someone being excessively stylish or self-assured, so a learner can infer a basic sense. However, the segment 'for school' is idiomatic and conveys a social/pejorative nuance (aloofness or affected superiority) and slangy usage that is not fully predictable from the parts, so the full connotation may not be obvious to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Too cool for school comes from the picture of a student standing outside class in sunglasses and a stylish jacket, acting like they are too cool to need school. That's why it means someone who is very confident or a bit unfriendly, as if they think they are 'better than others'.