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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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

Talking salary has long been seen as uncouth in the US.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2022

Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss


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