different between kewl vs kerl
kewl
English
Etymology
Respelling of cool to represent a pronunciation with fronting of /u/ to [?], which is characteristic of California English among other accents.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ku?l/, /kju?l/
Adjective
kewl (comparative kewler, superlative kewlest)
- (Internet slang) Nonstandard spelling of cool.
- 1990, "Dangerous AL", Janes Addiction (on newsgroup alt.rock-n-roll.metal)
- Janes[sic] Addiction is some KEWL stuff.
- 1990, "Dangerous AL", Janes Addiction (on newsgroup alt.rock-n-roll.metal)
Usage notes
- Generally restricted to the colloquial meaning of popular, and therefore this spelling is useful to distinguish this word from the standard meaning of cool. With this particular meaning it has been adopted into other languages.
Derived terms
- kewl beans
Anagrams
- Welk, lewk, welk
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kerl
English
Noun
kerl (plural kerls)
- Alternative form of carl
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