ugh
Americaninterjection
noun
interjection
Etymology
Origin of ugh
First recorded in 1670–80, of expressive origin
Example Sentences
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“Nobody would look at that and say, ugh, you’re going to have a lot of defaults,” Ostrover said.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
The track is so unapologetically — ugh, cringe word, I know — Mexican.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
“There’s a funny moment when you realize that as an activist: The off-ramp out of extreme poverty is, ugh, commerce, it’s entrepreneurial capitalism.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
It also makes Nancy’s suspicions more difficult to disprove, hence the crawl-through-the-window plan instead of, say, unlocking an iPhone — ugh!
From Salon ● Mar. 27, 2025
Otto took note of that, too—at least he didn’t say Wiki, ugh!
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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