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ADJECTIVE:
Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; refined: “Many picnics manage without this sophistication, but we like to be couth and feel that the delicacies of gracious living enhance the chances” (John Gould).
noun:
Refinement; sophistication:1. "The man has no couth" (Los Angeles Times).

2. "Frank,did you just fart? , man you got no couth."
couth by zach July 28, 2004
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Couthless 

Derived from the word couth witch means, Marked by or possessing a high degree of sophistication; refined; considerate; or Thoughtful

Add the word less, and you have an event or thing that has no degree of sophistication, consideration, or thought.
1) Nicole cheats on Thistle everyday, That bitch is Couthless
2) She has no Couth at all
3) That comment sure was Couthless
Couthless by Take No Prizonaz February 22, 2005
Smooth, showing or having sophistication. Good manners; refinement.
Sending her flowers would be a very couth thing to do.
couth by troy gander April 18, 2009
she's very couthy
couthy by AnxiousOctopus December 19, 2019
a variation of "cuh". commonly used during converse involving wealthy white males referring to eachother, that are also racist but christian. origin, gerald denton; 1956.
Oh, greetings my fellow coutherin.
Coutherin by Ego Shenanigans May 10, 2018

couthlessness 

lacking respect, having little manners or not being smooth, asking for something for free, stealing or mooching
Veronica, have you lost your couthlessness?
Micki couthlessness behavior was do to leaving her couth at Zen.
You have no beer, you let that chic eat my ice cream and you are sleeping with her. Man, you are couthless!
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