Where did the term "Cool Beans" come from?

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Cool beans is a curious phrase that uses nonsense to bring humor into a joyful exclamation.
It originated in American pop culture during the late 1960s. Slang of this
time is known to center around illogical phrasings of words, and "cool beans"
is among the most durable lengthy late 60's era terms. It is used when
referring to something with a positive connotation, for example,
"That party was cool beans." Much like other hip slang words "cool beans" has faded with times, but acan be heard occasionally by those who've ttempted to bring it back. It gained slight currency on the Tarew Marr server of EverQuest, in the early to mid 2000's[3].

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cool_beans

As a youngster, we used it all the time in the early 60's (Rockland, NY). It was used by JD Salinger - he has Holden Caulfield use it frequently in "The Catcher In The Rye"...

I don't know, but if I ever find out who coined that loathsome expression, I will make sure to give them a knuckle sandwich.

I don't believe it started in the 1960's from no where... it must have started before this... maybe referring to coffee beans being cool rather then hot... and the term was picked up and used... I will investigate!

from my boss in kenya, oh that's where Obama is from you'all

It comes from the Latin phrase coined by Phaseolus Refrieticus (an ancient Greek Philosopher and Epicurian) prior to being subject to early onset flatulence. He was partaking in the yearly "Digestiniousathon" where he and his fellow revelers were trying to decide which of the multitude of tantalizing dishes was to be the winner of the fabled "Gutius Bustinous Cup". Phasy, as his colleagues called him, was the end all be all of the decision making process and had been particularly taken by a most peculiar dish of beans soaked in goats milk and served cold with grapes and grappa. After hearing his colleagues’ noncommittal grunts and seeing their indecisive gesticulations, he bellowed in his most commanding voice that the winner was indeed his favorite dish "Coolus Beanus" which everyone took to be a pun, referencing his choice of dishes as well as an issuance of an order to have everyone cool down. The term stuck and was adapted throughout the millennia to the modern phrase of cool beans.

Seems more American English grammar to me than pure English.

Anyway,

It came from Robert Ramond Radford, who is the biggest bean in bean land. He live in Kenley with the Hobnob Family! woo woo.

seems like an 80's term

http://www.inthe80s.com/glossary.shtml

It was first heard in South part season 3 episode 5 when the Jacovasaur meets cartman inside his house.

steph chen. end of story

I got it from the movie Hotrod, i dont know about everyone else. Obviously they got it from somewhere but i have no clue. lol

It was once a story from Jack who manage to sell his cow to an old lady beggar and replace it with 3 beans. Jack went home and her mother was so angry that she threw it away from the back of their house. And went to sleep, early in the morning Jack woke up and saw that there was a HUGE big three and he said this was the "cool bean" my mother threw and he said it was.

well i believe it was derived from the american term 'cool' and the latin term 'beans'

374 BC, beeans were not cooked... So they were cool. Just a guess

Though the phrase occurs in 1970s movies, it's a couple centuries old and is an American anglicization of the French "course bien" (good event).

It comes from the '60s when refering to hits of acid or ludes which were generally bean shaped. They were also called "wacky beans" or just "beans".