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plug-ugly definition

☆ plug·-ugly (plug′ug′lē)

noun pl. plug-uglies -·lies

Slang a city ruffian or gangster; rowdy

Etymology: see plug,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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