also: クールビューティ
cool beauty; beautiful woman with a cold, standoffish air
Wasei-eigo term describing a woman who is physically beautiful but appears aloof, unapproachable, or emotionally distant. Often used in fashion, entertainment, and character descriptions.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from cool beauty
She is a cool beauty and quite hard to approach.
That model is popular as a cool beauty.
Variant without the final long vowel marker; also seen.
Spelling with interpunct; sometimes used for clarity.
Variant with interpunct and without final long vowel marker.
Wasei-eigo (Japanese-made English) from 'cool' and 'beauty'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in fashion or media contexts to describe a specific type of attractive, aloof woman.