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Definition of Plug-ugly
1. Noun. Someone who bullies weaker people.
Generic synonyms: Bully, Hooligan, Roughneck, Rowdy, Ruffian, Tough, Yob, Yobbo, Yobo
Specialized synonyms: Ted, Teddy Boy
Definition of Plug-ugly
1. Adjective. (slang) Very ugly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plug-ugly
Literary usage of Plug-ugly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"plug-ugly. A Baltimore rowdy ; a rowdy in general. 1857 " What do you mean by a
collection ? " we asked.—Simply this: that there is a Wolverine ; there are ..."
2. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"St. James s Gazette, i plug-ugly (American), the name given in Baltimore to roughs
and rowdies, now common. One that shall devote as much space to ..."
3. Richmond Prisons 1861-1862: Compiled from the Original Records Kept by the by William Hartley Jeffrey (1893)
"One evening he came into our room, when some Yankee covered his mouth with his
hand and said "Plug Ugly." He started to find the speaker, when another ..."
4. Nansen and the Frozen North: With Reminiscences of Arctic Exploration by John Black (1897)
"When injuries came to be examined, we found it a very costly bit of bear. One dog
killed, Plug Ugly; Prince with his back and shoulder cut, ..."
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