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to make food with heat
(of food) to be heated so it can be eaten
to prepare food for consumption
to change the state of food by applying heat, making it safe and suitable to eat
to manipulate or change something in a dishonest way to mislead or deceive
to perform exceptionally well or execute something skillfully
What does "to cook" mean in performance slang?
The phrase "to cook" means to perform exceptionally well or execute something skillfully, often in creative, competitive, or professional contexts. The structure is a semantic extension of "cook," where preparing food is metaphorically applied to producing something high-quality or well-crafted. It is informal slang commonly used in gaming, music, sports, and online culture to describe someone excelling or delivering strong results.
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