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unco¹

Rhymes with -ʌŋkəʊ

Where it comes from

From Scots unco, shortening of uncouth.

adjective more unco · most unco

  1. Scotland Strange, weird. It was noted by them that kenned best that her cantrips were at their worst when the tides in the Sker Bay ebbed between the hours of twelve and one. At this season of the night the tides of mortality run lowest, and when the outgoing of these unco waters fell in with the setting of the current of l

adverb

  1. Northern, Scotland, UK, not comparable Very. ‘Ye should tear up this carpet, Robbie,’ Uncle Peter called back over his shoulder. ‘It's most unco wearisome when a body′s leg-weary.’

unco²

Rhymes with -ʌŋkəʊ

Where it comes from

From uncoordinated.

adjective more unco · most unco

  1. Australia, New Zealand, slang Uncoordinated. ‘Aren′t he the most unco kid you ever come across?’ Norm refused to have Kevin on his boat even if he begged to be taken because he was too clumsy.

    Similar: unco-ordinated

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"unco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unco. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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unco. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unco

Chicago

"unco." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unco.

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@misc{unco_2026,
  title = {unco},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unco},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}