Supporting the communication, language, and literacy development of children with complex communication needs: State of the science and future research priorities J Light, D McNaughton Assistive Technology 24 (1), 34-44, 2012
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..
Cool beans, though fun and whimsical, is in any context a misnomer, as beans are never cool. Cool Beans is a common expression that is often said when something cool happens or if something is particularly cool. It is considered one of the greater ironies of modern life as it is rarely or never said by cool people. In fact saying cool beans immediately makes you the opposite of cool.