too cool for school
Above it all
Too cool for school describes someone who acts aloof, disengaged, or above participation—as if ordinary activities are beneath them.
The phrase mocks pretentious detachment: He was too cool for school to dance at the party.
Originally about teenagers affecting bored superiority, it now applies to anyone projecting studied indifference.
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
- ice coldExtremely chilled, near freezing
- nonchalantCalmly unconcerned
- couldn't care lessComplete absence of concern
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
blasé · above it all · aloof · strut · counterculture · trendsetter · maverick · confident · anti-establishment · subversive · devil-may-care · outsider · renegade · lone wolf · laissez-faire · smirk · shades · rebellious
too cool for schooleager beaver
Overly enthusiastic person
earnest · enthusiastic · gung-ho · keen · bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
too cool for schooltry-hard
One who overexerts conspicuously
overachiever · teacher's pet · goody two-shoes · square · straight-laced
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