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uncool.

Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ʌnˈkuːl//ʊnˈkuːl/Ireland, Northern-England/ʌnˈkʉl/Northern-Ireland, Scotland

  1. Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.

    slang
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cool English uncool From un- + cool.

noun/ʌnˈkuːl//ʊnˈkuːl/Ireland, Northern-England/ʌnˈkʉl/Northern-Ireland, Scotland

  1. The quality of being uncool.

    slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English cool English uncool From un- + cool.

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