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plug⋅ug⋅ly

  [pluhg-uhg-lee]
–noun, plural -lies. Informal.
a ruffian; rowdy; tough.
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Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; plug + ugly
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plug-ug·ly   (plŭg'ŭg'lē)
n.   pl. plug-ug·lies Slang
A gangster or ruffian.

[From the Plug Uglies, a gang active in several East Coast cities in the 1850s.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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plug-ugly

  1. mod.
    very ugly. (See also pug-ugly.) : Your dog is just plug-ugly!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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