plug-ugly

adjective

C19: origin obscure; originally applied to ruffians in New York who attempted to exert political pressure

The “plug-ugly” of Baltimore is another name for the same class.

He was a sweet-tempered dog, handicapped by the outward appearance of a canine plug-ugly.

A giant "plug-ugly" bellowed with triumph over his successful shot, yelled "kill 'em all!"

“Let the plug-ugly have what he seems to be looking for,” advised Mern.

It was a brickbat “Plug Ugly” fight—the result of animal, and not intellectual or patriotic instincts.

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