Where did the term cool as a cucumber come from?

Question

Doesn't seem to make sense to me & why a cucumber?

Answer 1

Meaning

Calm and unruffled.

Origin

Cool here means imperturbable rather than having a low temperature. Cucumbers are cool to the touch.

First recorded in John Gay's Poems, New Song on New Similies, 1732:

"I ... cool as a cucumber could see The rest of womankind."

Answer 2

origin in the kitchen by cooks of old.

Cooks around the world recognize the cucumber's affinity for yogurt. In Greek restaurants you'll often find tzatziki, a cucumber-yogurt dip flavored with garlic. The French love concombres a la creme, or cucumbers with cream, made with creme fraiche, which could be considered a super- creamy form of yogurt.

In the kitchens of India this combination has been taken one step further. There is a whole category of tasty dishes called raitas, in which yogurt is blended with cucumbers or other vegetables, along with fresh herbs.

Answer 3

first off
whoever says they they're are as cool as a cubumer is a ******* idiot, dolt, moron ect.
second
if they say that you're cool as a cucumber...please do them a favor and punch them in the face
third
if you think about it, cucumbers are put in the fridge to keep "cool" so...thats my understanding of where it came from, but whoever thought that it was "cool" to call themselfs and people...is retarded

Answer 4

cukes grow in the shade.