(Via Eric Zorn) Larry Neumeister of the Post-Star says "cool" survives! Linguistically, slang is in its very nature short-lived, and yet, one word has lasted centuries by keeping its temperature low.
Sadly, some of my favorite words are tossed on his trash heap:
neato
keen
nifty
super
cat's pajamas
On the other hand, he says nothing about a few of my other commonly interjected terms:
peachy
swell
spiffy
kick-a**
hunky-dory
bee's knees
so I can only assume I'm still happenin'.
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