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uncool

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for uncool.

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My friend's teenage kids both hated their Windows Phones because they weren't iOS and thought it was uncool.

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Quick take

(slang) Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of uncool gathered in one view.

adjective

(slang) Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for uncool.

adjective

(slang) Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.

Example sentences

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My friend's teenage kids both hated their Windows Phones because they weren't iOS and thought it was uncool.

2

It's uncool to drive in Portland Oregon because pedestrians and bicyclists have challenged and won over motorists.

3

It's just that 20-25 years younger people than you will think your tools are uncool.

4

At least around here in Chicago gears are totally uncool - fixed gear bike with no brakes is where it's at.

5

Luckily for them, the guys at Google decided to go ahead using boring uncool commodity hardware instead of the 'better' fancy machines.

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Sort of like high school kids who are afraid to be seen talking to the nerds because people might think them uncool.

7

I'm not sure a service with a billion users can really be labeled uncool by that many people.

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I know it is considered uncool to correct writing, and I'm often told that grammar is irrelevant these days.

9

If you make millions by selling out against the hacker ethics or selling out your users, that would be pretty selfish and uncool.

10

Same as wearing earplugs at clubs, you might get weird looks, but it's better to be uncool than dead (or living with tinnitus).

11

I was too afraid to ask actually and be downvoted and labeled totally uncool.

12

I had no idea I was so uncool until I read this rant.

Quote examples

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Instagram is their non-volatile memory, in this case.) For these groups, having a Facebook is "uncool" and "for old people".

2

But even with a status difference, someone working as a valet could say to a somewhat uptight and wealthy customer "hot day", or similar, and if the customer is not totally mean and uncool he will respond pleasantly to this and the formality level will be a bit reduced.

3

Few scenarios I've seen * "uncool" work.

4

He has a pseudo-physical model that suggest that this would basically be the point where the subculture ceased to generate a quantifiable essence called "cool" and became "uncool." But this is purely a metaphor.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use uncool in a sentence?

My friend's teenage kids both hated their Windows Phones because they weren't iOS and thought it was uncool.

What does uncool mean?

(slang) Not in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.

What part of speech is uncool?

uncool is commonly used as adjective.