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butt-ugly

American  
[buht-uhg-lee] / ˈbʌtˈʌg li /

adjective

  1. Slang. very ugly.


Etymology

Origin of butt-ugly

First recorded in 1980–85; butt 1 (in the sense “buttocks”) + ugly ( def. )


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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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