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un·cool

 (ŭn-ko͞ol′)
adj. Slang
1. Lacking assurance, self-control, or sophistication.
2. Not in accord with the standards or mores of a specified group: "trying to teach children simply to reject drugs as uncool" (Larry Martz).
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uncool

(ʌnˈkuːl)
adj
1. unsophisticated; unfashionable
2. excitable; tense; not cool
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un•cool

(ʌnˈkul)

adj. Slang.
1. not self-assured or relaxed.
2. not sophisticated or practical.
[1955–60]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.uncool - (spoken slang) unfashionable and boringuncool - (spoken slang) unfashionable and boring
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
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Translations

uncool

[ʌnˈkuːl] ADJ
1. (= unsophisticated) → nada sofisticado; (= unfashionable) → pasado de moda, anticuado
2. (= excitable) → excitable; (= tense) → nervioso
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uncool

adj (inf)nicht (sehr) cool (sl)
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Don't be uncool and lazy to not vote (unless you are underage),' concluded Bilal.
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Almost 4 out of 10 parents feel disconnected from their children and 1 in 4 believe that their children perceive them as funny and old fashioned and "very uncool", the Daily Express reported.
But children will be convinced that reading is uncool, or unpleasant, if they are stopped from reading what they enjoy, or forced to read "the 21st-century equivalents of Victorian 'improving' literature", he said.