Definition of uncool
1 : lacking in assurance, sophistication, or self-control
2 : failing to accord with the values or styles (as of dress or behavior) of a particular group : not accepted or admired as cool or proper driving an uncool car an uncool remark
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Examples of uncool in a Sentence
Her parents' car is totally uncool.
It's uncool to lie to your friends.
Recent Examples of uncool from the Web
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Once upon a time, math geeks and computer nerds were considered totally uncool, what with their slide rules, pocket protectors and astonishing ability to get bonked in the nose with a fly ball to right field.
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Shoving your bad behavior in the face of a tolerant community isn’t just breathtakingly foolish, but also totally uncool.
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Unlike SpaceX, however, Branson didn't build up years and years of rocket expertise doing important-yet-uncool things like sending rockets to resupply the ISS or putting satellites into space.
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Past targets include uncool virtual worlds, an epilepsy message board and a Neo-Nazi webcaster.
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First Known Use of uncool
1953
UNCOOL Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of uncool for English Language Learners
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: not popular or fashionable
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: not respectable or acceptable
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