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Recent Examples of uncool
In an era of kale Caesar salads and turmeric lattes, an old-fashioned meatloaf feels decidedly frumpy and uncool.
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2025
Some boys might think it a bit uncool to name-drop their mums in interviews.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
In some circles, pointing out a guy’s height — or conspicuous lack of it, in Gutfeld’s pint-sized case — might be considered uncool.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2025
Posing too hard in each snap was uncool; Snapchat was meant to be unfiltered, that is until filters came out.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
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Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2025
Some boys might think it a bit uncool to name-drop their mums in interviews.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
In some circles, pointing out a guy’s height — or conspicuous lack of it, in Gutfeld’s pint-sized case — might be considered uncool.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 21 Oct. 2025
Posing too hard in each snap was uncool; Snapchat was meant to be unfiltered, that is until filters came out.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncool
Adjective
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In the 2000 Loser, Jason Biggs plays Paul, a sweet but unhip Midwestern kid who gets a scholarship to NYU, only to be met with the sneering savagery of his rich-kid roommates.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
18 July 2025
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Chicago Bath House 1914 W. Division St., Chicago This Wicker Park bathhouse has been unabashedly unhip since 1906.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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This roster is so feeble and slow-footed, so untrendy, even Lue has been unable to make an appetizing watch of it.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
26 Nov. 2025
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This untrendy stoic stillness, however, offered dubious prospects.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Otis… oh, sweet, dear, nerdy Otis.—
Will Harris,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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After a prologue suggesting that creepy things were happening at a government lab, the pilot was mostly introducing viewers to a group of nerdy friends who would soon be joined by a mysterious telekinetic girl with short hair in Hawkins, Indiana, circa 1983.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Uncool.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncool. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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