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Cornboy48 | 23:16 Mon 02nd Aug 2004 | Phrases & Sayings
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Where did the Phrase "cool beans" begin and why?
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My theory is that it originally was a French Canadian, or American Cajun, expression: "beaucoup bien" meaning literally "a lot of goodness" . It then became anglicized by absorption into neighbouring English speaking communities. "Beaucoup bien" .. " 'coup bien" .. "cool beans"
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