unpopular
adjective
disliked by many people
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Not liked or loved
unfashionable
adjective
not popular or not what most people like, do, or approve of at a particular time
for someone’s liking
if something is too expensive, too dark etc for someone’s liking, they do not like it because it is too expensive, dark etc
out of favour
no longer liked, popular, or fashionable
in someone’s bad/good books
used for saying that someone is annoyed with you/pleased with you
unrequited
adjective
if your love for someone is unrequited, they do not love you even though you love them
not be someone’s cup of tea
if someone or something is not your cup of tea, you do not like them or do not consider them interesting
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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