cook
To perform brilliantly — usually shouted as 'let him cook' when someone's mid-flow and shouldn't be interrupted.
Definitions
To do something exceptionally well — a verse, a play, a roast, a piece of work. Usually deployed as the imperative 'let him cook' to mean: shut up, don't interrupt, he's in the zone.
Past tense 'cooked' flips it — to be cooked means you're done for, finished, beyond saving. Same verb, opposite end of the kitchen.
Of a bit or argument: to be working, landing, building momentum. 'He's cooking' = the thread is going somewhere.
To be working on something promising. 'Let him cook' means give someone space to do their thing; a project that is 'cooking' has good things brewing.
To beat a defender badly off the dribble or score on them repeatedly; to school them.
cook In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Long-standing AAVE meaning 'to perform with skill' — particularly in hip-hop ('cooking up' a beat). 'Let him cook' as an encouragement phrase blew up via streamer and sports Twitter around 2022, especially in NBA and gaming clips.
People Also Ask
What does cook mean in crypto slang?
It means to be building or preparing something promising, often quietly, so a project that is 'cooking' has good things brewing.
What does 'let him cook' mean?
It means to give someone the space and time to do their thing without interruption, trusting that the result will be good.
Where does the crypto use of cook come from?
It comes from general internet slang, especially the phrase 'let him cook', which crypto adopted widely around 2023.
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