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..
Origins of Pho. The word pho reputedly comes from the French term pot au feu, which means French soup. According to the Pho Fever website, pho originated in North Vietnam in the 1880s. It was influenced by Chinese and French cooking -- rice noodles and spices were imported from China and red meat was popular in France.