plug-ugly

plug-ug·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pluhg uhg-lee]
- /plʌg ˈʌg li/
- /plʌɡ ˈʌɡli/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pluhg uhg-lee]
- /plʌg ˈʌg li/

Definitions of plug-ugly word

noun plural plug-ugly a ruffian; rowdy; tough. 1
adjective plug-ugly extremely ugly 0
noun plug-ugly a city tough; ruffian 0
noun plug-ugly a city ruffian or gangster; rowdy 0

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Origin of plug-ugly

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1855-60; plug + ugly

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Parts of speech for Plug-ugly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Plug-ugly

plug-ugly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.