cool kids
School's social elite
Cool kids are the socially admired young people in a school or peer group—those who set trends, attract attention, and seem effortlessly popular.
The phrase often carries irony or ambivalence: I was never one of the cool kids.
Adults use it nostalgically or sarcastically about in-groups at any age: The cool kids in marketing got the corner offices.
- in crowdExclusive social group
- trendyCurrently in vogue
- popularWidely admired by many
- enviedFelt jealousy toward
- lunch tableMidday meal seating
influential · social status · confident · fashionable · attitudes · elite · subcultures · stylish · exclusive · charismatic · peer pressure · fitting in · relatability · cliques · slang · social hierarchy · magnetism · trendsetting
- popular kidsqueen bee, cheerleaders, jocks, prom queen, prom king
- high schoolhigh school, teachers, classroom, classrooms, principal
- cliquesclique, in-crowd, in-group, inner circle, queen bee
- student typesjocks, kindergartners, nerds, first graders, geeks
- trendsetterstrendsetter, trendsetters, influencer, fashionistas, style icons