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as in boorish
having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners
will not tolerate any uncouth behavior, such as eating with one's mouth open
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as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
the movie's uncouth humor seemed to be purposely offensive
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Recent Examples of uncouth
Wilson’s characters run the gamut from uncouth to in-your-face offensive — none more than the tacky small-town beautician Wilson embodies in a brash, John Waters-esque musical satire, situated where overzealous progressive values meet old-school pageantry at its most patriarchal.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
Masters of None The practice of interviewing government officials became commonplace in the United States by the 1880s, but was considered uncouth in parts of Europe through the end of the First World War.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
Many protesters were uncouth, drunk, and aggressive, taunting the masked and refusing to wear masks in stores and restaurants.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 17 June 2024
And part of the problem is McCarthy, whose vulgar, uncouth character doesn’t have that many dimensions.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 May 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
Masters of None The practice of interviewing government officials became commonplace in the United States by the 1880s, but was considered uncouth in parts of Europe through the end of the First World War.
—Harper's Magazine, 21 June 2024
Many protesters were uncouth, drunk, and aggressive, taunting the masked and refusing to wear masks in stores and restaurants.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 17 June 2024
And part of the problem is McCarthy, whose vulgar, uncouth character doesn’t have that many dimensions.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 May 2024
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Naturally, the media hyped the event as Bart versus Bill, a showdown between one show’s wholesome family values and the other’s brash, boorish cynicism — the aspirational ’80s facing off against the anarchic ’90s.Darryn King, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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The Globes have remade themselves over the past few years, going from a model of old-school corruption (bribery, being boorish around celebrities) to a more accountable organization whose corruption now has a friendly modern face.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Deadpool & Wolverine was far more graphic and vulgar than previous Marvel Studios projects — but one of its especially dirty lines didn't make the cut.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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With Election Day on the horizon, Elon Musk is leaning into violent and vulgar rhetoric.Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Every great festival lineup needs an eccentric art-pop groundbreaker and some loutish guys who write anthems.Al Shipley, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Homer wasn’t fooling around: those who aid the beggar are rewarded, those who mistreat him—the loutish suitors who have long besieged Penelope—are killed.Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024
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In 2013, Pearson’s state exams featured crass, commercial product placements as well as reading passages lifted from Pearson textbooks.Kemala Karmen, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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There is a deeper explanation for this, which, in a crass, regressive move, the author waits a full 236 pages to reveal, and even then only via a leering, Crying Game–style focus on his genitalia.Robert Rubsam, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2024
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The British series, which debuted in 2022, follows Oscar winner Gary Oldman’s churlish and disheveled Jackson Lamb as the leader of a team of disgraced and disowned MI5 agents scrappily and shabbily getting the job done.Trey Williams, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2024
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Asked about these comments, and responding to them, Tiger himself was churlish.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 18 July 2024
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Recently, Amy's sister, Tammy Slaton, faced criticism for being rude to her in a November episode of 1,000-lb.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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Eye contact, valued in some cultures as a sign of openness and candor, might be seen as rude or intrusive elsewhere.Carol Kinsey Goman, Ph.D., Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Their classless behavior is almost unbelievable at times.Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2024
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More recently, Venezuela’s disastrous efforts under Presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro to pursue a classless society through expropriations and unsustainable spending ultimately chased away businesses, private investment, and most of the middle class.Luis Alberto Moreno, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2020
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Salt And Oil Some cooks like to use coarse salt to remove stubborn messes on cast iron.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Dec. 2024
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Find it on Amazon Handmade Kent 9T Graphite Hair Comb for Gentle Untangling Handmade from cellulose acetate, this saw-cut comb gently glides through short, long, straight, curly, fine, and coarse hair to tenderly undo tangles and remove knots.Hyphensocial Contributors, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Uncouth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncouth. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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