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unco

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʌŋkəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ung′kō)

Inflections of 'unco' (n): npl: uncos

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
un•co  (ung′kō),USA pronunciation adj., adv., n., pl. -cos. [Scot. and North Eng.]
adj. 
  1. Scottish Termsremarkable;
    extraordinary.
  2. Scottish Termsunusual;
    strange.
  3. Scottish Termsuncanny.

adv. 
  1. Scottish Termsremarkably;
    extremely.

n. 
  1. Scottish Termssomething extraordinary or unusual;
    a novelty.
  2. Scottish Terms uncos, news.
  3. Scottish Terms[Obs.]a stranger.
  • 1375–1425; late Middle English; variant of uncouth

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unco /ˈʌŋkəʊ/ Scot adj (uncoer, uncoest)
  1. unfamiliar, strange, or odd
  2. remarkable or striking
 adv
  1. very; extremely
  2. the unco guid ⇒ narrow-minded, excessively religious, or self-righteous people
 n ( pl uncos, uncoes)
  1. a novel or remarkable person or thing
  2. obsolete a stranger
  3. (plural) news
Etymology: 15th Century: variant of uncouth
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