uncool
not self-assured or relaxed: He felt very uncool, making a speech to strangers.
not sophisticated or worldly-wise.
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How to use uncool in a sentence
It’s not considered uncool for a Tumblr artist to link to a third-party Patreon or Ko-fi site on their blog, where their most enthusiastic followers can access paywalled content or send them tips.
Trouble in fandom paradise: Tumblr users lash out against its beta subscription feature | Amanda Silberling | July 22, 2021 | TechCrunchAt the time, previously “uncool” shoes such as Birkenstocks were gaining ground in fashion, but Crocs were generally left out of the running, allowing Scottish designer Christopher Kane to shock critics by sending embellished Crocs down the runway.
The rollercoaster that is RHONY is worth watching from start to finish—unless you want to be all, like, uncool.
In the past, I have been humiliated by hidden knots and logs that were just out of my league, resulting in an extended and extremely uncool struggle of trying to wriggle an ax-head free.
How to Find Zen by Splitting and Stacking Wood | Martin Fritz Huber | March 1, 2021 | Outside OnlineHe could have gone to college anywhere but stayed home to play at Maryland when such a decision was decidedly uncool.
Stefon Diggs wanted a new start. The Bills needed a spark. Now the NFL is on notice. | Barry Svrluga | January 22, 2021 | Washington Post
And, thankfully, so too have its less glorious days of selling sex to teenagers who had already declared the brand uncool.
Abercrombie & Ditch: The Fall of the House of Tween | Lizzie Crocker | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer response was a “very un-macho, uncool, and unexciting one,” according to Albertine.
They are unapologetically uncool, the men in white nylon jumpsuits and the women in “artsy” drop earrings.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art | Jay Michaelson | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen I think also hipster culture and stuff like that has made it labeled as “uncool.”
How 'The Mindy Project' Star Adam Pally Became Hollywood's Go-To 'Bro' | Kevin Fallon | August 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the same time, lightness and charm became uncool; darkness and so-called “authenticity” took over.
British Dictionary definitions for uncool
/ (ʌnˈkuːl) /
unsophisticated; unfashionable
excitable; tense; not cool
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