Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

20% cooler

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: 20% -cool-er
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used playfully or sarcastically to mock unhelpful creative feedback, critiquing without giving any specifics.

phrase

Used to describe something that needs to be cooler, suggesting that it lacks the sufficient coolness.

Etymology

From the 2011 episode Suited for Success, the fourteenth episode of the first season of the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, in which Rainbow Dash says “It needs to be about 20% cooler,” vaguely critiquing one of Rarity's dress designs.

Inflected Forms

it needs to be 20% cooler (alternative) it needs to be about 20% cooler (alternative)

Questions

What does 20% cooler mean?: Used playfully or sarcastically to mock unhelpful creative feedback, critiquing without giving any specifics.
Where does 20% cooler come from?: From the 2011 episode Suited for Success, the fourteenth episode of the first season of the animated series My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, in which Rainbow Dash says “It needs to be about 20% cooler,” vaguely critiquing one of Rarity's dress designs.

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