uncool

[uhn-kool]

adjective

Slang.

1. not self-assured or relaxed.

   He felt very uncool, making a speech to strangers.

2. not sophisticated or worldly-wise.

uncool

/ ʌnˈkuːl /

adjective

1. unsophisticated; unfashionable

2. excitable; tense; not cool

Word History and Origins

Origin of uncool¹

1955–60; un- ¹ + cool (in the slang senses “socially adept”)

Example Sentences

“There’s been times you can sense the uncool part of it,” says Kelsey of all the protective gear.

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Lady Beckham achieved dizzying fame in the Spice Girls, so it's hard to believe that at school, she was "that uncool kid" who didn't fit in.

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Ebert spoke about the genesis of his Magnetic Zeros project, saying it was an attempt to break down a fear of being uncool and vulnerable.

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Childhood was changing and it was decidedly uncool to admit to watching the programme.

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Right off the bat, one thing that is unavoidably cringe about protests is that people who aren’t young are uniformly uncool.

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