cool runnings

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Compound of cool (“cool/good”) +‎ runnings (“state of affairs”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːl ˈɹʌnɪnz/[1]
  • Hyphenation: cool‧ru‧nnings

Interjection

cool runnings

  1. (dated) all the best
    A: Yow, mi a fly out tomorrow. When mi touch een mi wi shout yuh. B: Aye mi boss. Cool runnings.
    A: Yo, I'm flying out tomorrow. When I arrive, I'll contact you. B: OK, my friend. All the best.
    • 2009, John Bigley, Jamaica - Montego Bay, Port Antonio and Ocho Rios‎ (in English), →ISBN:
      “cool runnings a greeting that means things are going well […] ”

See also

References
  1. Wippa Demus, Phillip Llewellyn, and Varun Baker (2010) “COOL RUNNINGS”, in Patwa Organisation - The Jamaican Language Audio Dictionary‎ (in Jamaican Creole)
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