unhip

[ uhn-hip ]

/ ʌnˈhɪp /

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adjective Slang.

ill-informed about or unsympathetic to current fads or trends.

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Origin of unhip

First recorded in 1935–40; un-¹ + hip⁴

Words nearby unhip

unheralded, unhesitating, unhindered, unhinge, unhinged, unhip, unhitch, unholy, unhood, unhook, unhoped

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How to use unhip in a sentence

And the unhip multitudes it contains include Disney, Salinger, and Sylvia Plath.
What the Hell Is ‘Twee’? A Genre? A Mindset? An Art Form?|Scott Porch|June 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vineberg stood before the bench in a black winter coat with lettering on the back that mystified the unhip.
A Sax Player, Then a Suspect After Philip Seymour Hoffman’s Final Act|Michael Daly|February 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Or, as internet indie darlings MGMT put it in their stubbornly unhip new single, "Your Life Is A Lie."
Dave Eggers, Arcade Fire and Other Hipsters Shun the Internet|James Poulos|September 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This, however, did not always make up for my often feeling out of place, unhip, and unnoticed at the magazine where I worked.
White Girls, Big City: What HBO’s New Show Misses|Rebecca Carroll|April 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST

The New New Goatee can be worn at home or at the office, by the hip and unhip alike, signifying, well, just about anything.
What Does a Goatee Say About You?|Bryan Curtis|November 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for unhip

unhip

/ (ʌnˈhɪp) /

adjective unhipper or unhippest

slang not at all fashionable or up to datemy terminally unhip parents

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