unhip

Definition of unhipnext

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of unhip At the tail-end of the 20th century, that comparison meant that Cornelius, born Keigo Oyamada, made liberal use of samples, knew his way around a beat, and showed an affection for then-unhip or obscure corners of pop-music history. — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026 Portofino Tower is an iconic, if a little unhip, South of Fifth luxury complex that’s long been home to Miami Beach’s swashbuckling finance types. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026 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 Being a conservative means being proudly unhip, yet few Americans — Bible-toters, teetotalers, or not — can resist the urge to be one of the Cool Kids. — Armond White, National Review, 21 Feb. 2024 That’s a niche too small and too cool for my unhip existence. — Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 22 Nov. 2023 Marie Callender’s are proudly unhip, with a lot of wood, dark carpeting, antiques and old lamps. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2021 For many of today’s active grandparents — who feel anything but old and stodgy — the terms Grandma and Grandpa have the decidedly unhip whiff of talcum powder, blue hair rinse and dentures. — Laurie Yarnell, Good Housekeeping, 27 Oct. 2020 Aloha Fridays were a fixture of a certain kind of workplace, and everyone—from Elvis to the decidedly unhip Richard Nixon—seemed to have an aloha shirt. — Teddy Brokaw, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhip
uncool
Adjective
  • Is there no way to create a pro-tech movement that’s neither cruel nor uncool?
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Now, in being seen as someone of a certain stature, that kind of behavior is uncool.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026

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“Unhip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhip. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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