fugly

American

[fuhg-lee] / ˈfʌg li /

adjective

Slang: Vulgar.

fuglier, fugliest

very ugly; extremely unattractive.

fugly British

/ ˈfʌɡlɪ /

adjective

offensive extremely ugly

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Etymology

Origin of fugly

First recorded in 1970–75; f(ucking) ( def. ) + ugly ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Everywhere the camera pointed inside the rotunda, a new “most fugly jacket I’ve ever seen” appeared.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

Plus, the clothes he arrives in are fugly.

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024

For that special someone, no need for a fruit cake or fugly sweater.

From National Geographic • Dec. 18, 2015

Nick shows up for their dinner in a fugly striped shirt unbuttoned to his nipple line and Kaitlyn takes a long sip of wine as she starts to question her taste in men.

From Time • Jul. 28, 2015

The game-changing silhouette involved wide-leg trousers, slightly cropped, worn with a long top and the next fashionably fugly shoe, a sensible ballet pump with no-nonsense wood-block heels like something mom would wear.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2014

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