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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

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

These days, “‘Housewives’ trip” is synonymous with the most outlandish, uncouth, highly compelling television that the reality genre has to offer.

From Salon • May 20, 2025

It was classic Alatorre: uncompromising, uncouth and unapologetic in the name of exerting his influence to better Latinos.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

Most of them uncouth, although very few were unearned.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss




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