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plug-ugly

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plug-ug·ly (plggl)
n. pl. plug-ug·lies Slang
A gangster or ruffian.
[From the Plug Uglies, a gang active in several East Coast cities in the 1850s.]
plug-ugly
adj
Informal extremely ugly
n pl -lies
US slang a city tough; ruffian
[origin obscure; originally applied to ruffians in New York who attempted to exert political pressure]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.plug-uglyplug-ugly - someone who bullies weaker people    
tough guy
bully, hooligan, roughneck, rowdy, ruffian, yob, yobbo, yobo, tough - a cruel and brutal fellow
Ted, Teddy boy - a tough youth of 1950's and 1960's wearing Edwardian style clothes
Translations
plug-ugly [ˌplʌgˈʌglɪ] ADJ → feísimo, horrendo


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And she goes off with that plug-ugly who looks as if he had been hit in the face with a coin-die.
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Crane, Stephen View in context
In the morning the strabismic plug-ugly with the red hair brought him food and drink, while in the evening the non-grunter did the honours.
The Man Upstairs and Other Stories by Wodehouse, Pelham Grenville View in context
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