The main meaning of 可愛くない is of course "not cute", but I think I've heard/seen
the word in other contexts, too. Is it possible for 可愛くない to be a kind of
insult, like "loser" maybe? Especially when it's used for boys?
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meaning words
Meanings of 可愛くない
可愛い has [a wide variety of
meanings](https://jisho.org/search/%E5%8F%AF%E6%84%9B%E3%81%84), but in your
case it probably means "adorable", "innocent", "docile" or "childlike". For
example, if a 9-year-old boy refuses to help his mom after saying a sarcastic
and argumentative remark about money, that can be 可愛くない.
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I sometimes see it used in the sense of "mean" or "ungrateful":

> お前は可愛くない性格だな。
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> You're not very nice.
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> せっかくドーナツ買ってきてあげたのに可愛くない！
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> I bought you donuts and you're not even thankful!
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