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uncouth

[uhn-kooth] / ʌnˈkuθ /


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If it’s uncouth to raise in public, I assure you: lots of people are talking about this privately, because it’s getting hard to ignore.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 2, 2026

And he’s seen overwhelming support for his shift toward the uncouth.

From Slate Dec. 10, 2025

Some argue that tourists behave in an uncouth, disrespectful way - violating the strong norms of courtesy on which Japanese people pride themselves.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2025

Because of the class associations, mullets were considered uncouth and undesirable for most of my lifetime.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 19, 2022

It revived some of the campaign-era speculation that I was generally uncouth and lacking the standard elegance of a First Lady, and worried me somewhat, too, thinking I’d possibly distracted from Barack’s efforts abroad.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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