uncool
Americanadjective
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not self-assured or relaxed.
He felt very uncool, making a speech to strangers.
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not sophisticated or worldly-wise.
adjective
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unsophisticated; unfashionable
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excitable; tense; not cool
Etymology
Origin of uncool
1955–60; un- 1 + cool (in the slang senses “socially adept”)
Example Sentences
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Todd McKinnon might never have become CEO of $16 billion software company Okta if not for an uncool move he made early in his career — and one that goes against the conventional wisdom.
From MarketWatch
Victoria 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.
From BBC
Gen Z, in its infinite ability to rehabilitate the uncool, has decided that porridge is pleasure.
From Salon
“There’s been times you can sense the uncool part of it,” says Kelsey of all the protective gear.
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.
From BBC
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