butt-ugly
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of butt-ugly
First recorded in 1980–85; butt 1 (in the sense “buttocks”) + ugly ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Not sure if this one is actually good, or just seems like it in contrast to the Jackets’ butt-ugly regular strip, but either way, it mostly works.
From Golf Digest • Oct. 3, 2018
Those butt-ugly units with a zillion antennas and flashing lights can be bought for well under $100.
From The Verge • Feb. 23, 2016
He was butt-ugly, in the movie they capture his walk and his movements and his wild hair perfectly.
From Salon • Dec. 12, 2012
The trouble is, not many customers can stop laughing long enough even to look inside an Aztek, whose boxy, butt-ugly design has inspired more jokes than any vehicle since the 1957 Ford Edsel.
From Time Magazine Archive
She saw Noodles out the window kissing some butt-ugly girl on the stoop—Jazz's words, not mine.
From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds
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