uncool

comparative uncooler · comparative more uncool · superlative uncoolest · superlative most uncool

1. slangNot in accord with the current fashion, standards, or mores of a particular group; not cool.

   It's not the coolest pad in Melbourne. Your presence is enough to make it more than a little uncool.

   1970, Kevin Mackey, The Cure: Recollections of an Addict, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, published 1972, page 122

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   Now it is nineteen eighty-four / Knock-knock at your front door / It's the suede denim secret police / They have come for your uncool niece

   1979, Jello Biafra, John Greenway, “California Über Alles”, performed by Dead Kennedys

   Synonyms: banal, basic, mindless, beat, blah, commonplace, bland, boring · Antonyms: cool, ace, admirable, amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, badass, broyal

1. slanguncountableThe quality of being uncool.

   Not surprisingly, they discover that despite its sleek exterior, the interior of cool is as warm as a puppy. It is the very essence of “uncool,” in fact: […]

   2000 November 12, Dave Hickey, “Beyond Dark Glasses”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 13 Sep 2001

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   At the risk of being labeled a scold — the ultimate in uncool — I have to ask: before cashing those big checks, shouldn’t we at least pause to consider what we are saying with our movies about the value of life and the pleasures of mayhem?

   2007 May 2, Mike White, “Making a Killing”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 Jul 2012

   New Yorker Mary Kay Seery, 60, a real-estate broker, recalls that people were shocked when she and her husband, Billy Seery, 61, moved in 1998 from the East Village to Prospect Park South, a Brooklyn neighborhood known for its detached Victorian houses. At the time, it was considered the height of uncool by some of her friends. “They were like, ‘You paid $490,000 for a house in Brooklyn? Are you crazy?’ ” said Ms. Seery.

   2021 October 6, John Sandman, “Using Your House for a Movie or TV Set Can Be Lucrative but Also Disruptive”, in The Wall Street Journal, New York, N.Y.: Dow Jones & Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jan 2026

   Synonyms: uncoolness