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plug-ugly

[pluhg-uhg-lee]

plug·ug·ly

[pluhg-uhg-lee]
noun, plural -lies. Informal.
a ruffian; rowdy; tough.

Origin:
1855–60, Americanism; plug + ugly
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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plug-ugly
 
adj
1.  informal extremely ugly
 
n , -lies
2.  slang (US) a city tough; ruffian
 
[C19: origin obscure; originally applied to ruffians in New York who attempted to exert political pressure]

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plug-ugly definition


  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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