"un-PC" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more un-PC [comparative], most un-PC [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + PC. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|PC}} un- + PC Head templates: {{en-adj}} un-PC (comparative more un-PC, superlative most un-PC)
  1. Politically incorrect. Synonyms: un-pc, un-p.c.
    Sense id: en-un-PC-en-adj-tuDNy916 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un-

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          "ref": "2010, Brenna Ehrlich, Andrea Bartz, Stuff Hipsters Hate: A Field Guide to the Passionate Opinions of the Indifferent, page 220",
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          "ref": "2012, Beverly A. Potter, Mark James Estren, Question Authority; Think for Yourself, page 157",
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