Hey there and welcome back to the American slang and idioms course where we're trying to make sense
of the stuff Americans say in this lecture we're going to be looking at words that start with the letter
C in our first word is a very important one.
It's the word cool cool like cool dude the word cool means great or awesome or even it's all right or
it's ok.
That can also mean that you are in agreement with someone.
It's almost like saying yes but it's a little bit different and I'll show you in some of the examples.
And as I've already said this is a very commonly used word.
So it's a good one to get a handle on it's a good one to get familiar with and you'll see it used in
a lot of different ways.
In a lot of different settings.
So let's take a look at how it's used in a conversation.
Joe Greg is going to come to lunch with us too.
OK.
Greg is going to come to lunch with us too.
OK.
Greg is going to come to lunch with us too.
OK Steve.
Cool.
It's as simple as that.
Cool.
That basically means that's great.
And it also means yes I'm happy that is coming.
That's what makes it a powerful word.
Cool.
OK let's look at another conversation Joe.
Check it out.
I just picked up this new bike on sale.
Check it out.
I just picked up this new bike on sale and check it out means.
Look at this.
I just picked up picked up means purchased or bought with money.
So check it out.
I just picked up this new bike on sale Steve.
Oh that's so cool.
He's basically just saying.
That's awesome.
That's great.
I'm so happy you bought a new bike.
Oh that's so cool.
Guilt's look at another conversation using the word cool.
Joe sorry I didn't call you back last night.
I fell asleep sorry I didn't call you back last night.
I fell asleep.
Steve that's cool.
I got sucked into a movie.
Anyway it's cool.
I got sucked into a movie anyway.
It's cool.
I got sucked into a movie anyway.
OK.
See that one more time Joe.
Sorry I didn't call you back last night and I fell asleep.
Steve it's cool.
I got sucked into a movie anyway.
OK.
So look at one more conversation with the word cool because it is such a widely used word and it can
mean so many different things.
Joe is it cool if I crash on your couch tonight.
Is it cool if I crash on your couch tonight.
Steve Yeah that's totally cool.
Yeah that's totally cool.
Again this response just means yes that's OK or that's great.
OK.
Is it cool if I crash on your couch tonight.
Yeah that's totally cool.
Get the next word is couch potato couch potato means a lazy person who sits on the couch all day and
they don't always have to sit on the couch all day.
But it does refer to a lazy person.
Let's look at some examples of couch potato Joe.
Dude come skiing with me and quit being such a couch potato.
Dude.
Come skiing with me and quit being such a couch potato.
Dude come skiing with me and quit being such a couch potato.
Here's another example Steve Brad has seen every show that exists on TV.
He must be such a couch potato.
Brad has seen every show that exists on TV.
He must be such a couch potato.
Brattish seen every show that exists on TV.
He must be such a couch potato.
OK the next word is cougar cougar.
As you know a cougar is a mountain lion.
It's a large cat that lives in the forest but this is a very different definition and it's kind of funny.
It means an older woman who is trying to pick up on younger men.
So a cougar is an older woman trying to pick up a younger man and pick up means she's flirting with
him or she's trying to ask him out on a date.
So the older woman could be 30 and the younger man could be 25 or the older woman could be 40 and the
younger man could be 30.
It doesn't matter how much older she is.
She just has to be older.
So let's look at a conversation that uses the word cougar.
Joe did you see my mom flirting with that 19 year old waiter what a cougar.
Did you see my mom flirting with that 19 year old waiter.
What a cougar.
Did you see my mom flirting with that 19 year old waiter.
What a cougar Steve.
That's why I love going into the Star Bar.
It's full of cougars.
That's why I love going to the Star Bar.
It's full of cougars.
That's why I love going to the Star Bar.
It's full of cougars.
Joe I like dating cougars because they have more life experience.
Younger women just haven't seen enough of the world.
I just wish my mom wasn't one.
I like dating cougars because they have more life experience.
Younger women just haven't seen enough of the world.
I just wish my mom wasn't one.
I like dating cougars because they have more life experience.
Younger women just haven't seen enough of the world.
I just wish my mom wasn't one.
Yes that's the word cougar.
OK our next word is cold shoulder cold shoulder cold shoulder and cold shoulder means to ignore to ignore
someone.
If you're giving someone the cold shoulder you're ignoring them.
Let's look at a conversation.
Joe did you talk to Jessica today.
Did you talk to Jessica today.
Did you talk to Jessica today Steve.
I tried to but she just gave me the cold shoulder.
Joe how rude.
Next time she tries to talk to you.
Just give her the cold shoulder.
Right back.
How rude.
Next time she tries to talk to you.
Just give her the cold shoulder right back.
How rude.
Next time she tries to talk to you just give her the cold shoulder right back.
OK.
Let me do that whole thing over.
Joe did you talk to just get today Steve.
I tried to but she just gave me a cold shoulder.
Joe how rude.
Next time she tries to talk to you.
Just give her the cold shoulder right back.
So that's the word cold shoulder.
Next up is kend canned and canned means being terminated or fired from your job terminated or fired
from your job.
It means you lose your job.
Case.
Let's look at an example conversation Joe.
Hey why aren't you getting ready for work.
Hey why are you getting ready for work Steve.
Oh I didn't tell you.
I got canned for showing up late too many times.
Oh I didn't tell you.
I got canned for showing up late too many times.
Oh I didn't tell you.
I got canned for showing up late too many times.
So Joe hey why aren't you getting ready for work Steve.
Oh I didn't tell you.
I got canned for showing up late too many times.
OK.
So that's the word canned and that's it for this lecture on words with the letter C.