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# uncool

adjective (uncool; informal)

«uncool» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (slang) Not fashionable or not stylish; embarrassing in front of friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncool/#m1)
2. (slang) Not fair or not kind: «That was really uncool of you.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncool/#m2)

### In the lessons

Used in children's and teenagers' talk about clothes, music, behaviour or parents. «That's uncool» can also mean «that's mean» or «that's not OK». Tells the reader how a character wants to look to others.

### Examples

- My brother thinks it's uncool to hold Mum's hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncool/#x1)
- Wearing socks with sandals is so uncool, says my sister. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncool/#x2)
- Taking my last sweet without asking was really uncool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncool/#x3)
- Dad's dancing is totally uncool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncool/#x4)
- It's not uncool to ask for help. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncool/#x5)
- She didn't care if her lunchbox was uncool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncool/#x6)

### Note

Informal; fine with friends, not in a formal essay. Opposite: cool. Being «uncool» is only an opinion; what is cool changes from place to place and time to time.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «uncool» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uncool/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«uncool» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/uncool.html) on Mova free.