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unco

[uhng-koh]Scot. and North England
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adjective

remarkable; extraordinary.
unusual; strange.
uncanny.

adverb

remarkably; extremely.

noun, plural un·cos.

Origin of unco

1375–1425; late Middle English; variant of uncouth
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Historical Examples of unco

  • "It's unco like the night we were wrecked in the Gulf," said Sandy.

  • She was unco curious to hear about my Eppie, and how I came to lay her there.

    Allison Bain

    Margaret Murray Robertson

  • He's unco fu' in his ain house that canna pick a bane in his neighbour's.

    The Proverbs of Scotland

    Alexander Hislop

  • I'll be seeing you the morn's morn, an' unco gude will be the sight o' you for sair een.

    Dear Enemy

    Jean Webster

  • But maybe it was the lauchin' o' the twa lads, for they thocht it unco fun.

    Robert Falconer

    George MacDonald

British Dictionary definitions for unco

unco

1

adjective uncoer or uncoest

unfamiliar, strange, or odd
remarkable or striking

adverb

very; extremely
the unco guid narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people

noun plural uncos or uncoes

a novel or remarkable person or thing
obsolete a stranger
(plural) news

Word Origin for unco

C15: variant of uncouth

unco

2

adjective

awkward; clumsy

noun plural uncos

an awkward or clumsy person

Word Origin for unco

C20: shortened form of uncoordinated
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