unchic
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of unchic
Example Sentences
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Until recently it was an unchic place, with overcrowded public housing “schemes,” manufacturing and gasworks — an area that no tourist would visit during my student days.
From New York Times
“It’s unchic to be chubby, the hell with my hubby, And one day I just might wear a belt.”
From New York Times
It's no longer a rite of Broadway stardom to be wonderfully, whimsically unchic, as Sunday night's glittering Tonys red carpet showed.
From Los Angeles Times
Internal hires in such districts are rare because they are so unchic, but I know one recent example.
From Washington Post
It’s so unchic, so indicative of “ethnic panic.”
From Slate
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