plug-uglyn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌplʌɡˈʌɡli/, U.S.

/ˈpləɡˈəɡli/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, ugly n.

Etymology: < a first element of uncertain origin (see note below) + ugly n.The first element has variously been suggested to be plug n. 3 (arising from competing Baltimore firefighter companies who became combative around fire-plugs), plug n. 7 or plug v. 4b (with reference to such people being ugly because they had been (frequently) punched in the face), and plug n. 10 (with reference to the plug hats (compare plug hat n. at plug n. Compounds 2) worn by members of the gang to protect them from opponents), but none of these suggestions appears to be supported by any evidence.

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.).

A. n.

1. Originally (chiefly with capital initials): a member of a gang of ruffians in Baltimore and some other American cities (now historical). In later use more generally: a thug, a rowdy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun] > frequenting streets

scamperer1712

corner-boy1855

plug-ugly1856

corner-cove1862

keelie1863

tough1866

larrikin1868

corner-man1885

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > frequenting streets

scamperer1712

sweater1712

corner-boy1855

plug-ugly1856

corner-cove1862

keelie1863

tough1866

larrikin1868

corner-man1885

voyoua1896

tsotsi1949

1856 Butte Record (Oroville, Calif.) 29 Nov. 3/7 The..Plug Uglies..went to Philadelphia on election day..to fight off and whip the democracy from the polls.

1857 N.-Y. Daily Times 2 June 1/1 A gang of organized desperate rowdies, some fifty in number, called the ‘Plug Uglies’, arrived here [sc. Washington] this morning from Baltimore, for the purpose of defeating the Democratic ticket.

1865 Reader 19 Aug. 203 In order the better to deal with the rowdies and plug-uglies of the more turbulent wards.

1892 Cent. Mag. Feb. 554/1 A gang of young men who called themselves ‘Regulators’,..who were the ‘Mohawks’ and ‘thugs’ and ‘plug-uglies’ of that time.

1923 P. G. Wodehouse Adventures of Sally xiv. 176 After he'd paid these two pluguglies their guarantees..he was just about cleaned out.

1956 D. Karp All Honorable Men 18 The plug-uglies on the Right and the Left are the only people who don't give a damn about the opposing argument, and I don't count myself among them.

1994 Nation 19 Sept. 284/1 On the video screen, a plug-ugly named Balrog had just cut loose with a series of side-kicks and elbow blows.

2. A very ugly person or (occasionally) animal.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [noun] > ugly person

hog's face1578

kex1619

troll1697

singed cat1836

ogre1843

plug-ugly1862

partan-face1895

bad looker1898

snout-face1923

Mr Potato Head1952

mieskeit1968

fuglya1970

grot1970

minger1992

1862 W. W. White Let. 1 Apr. in J.M. McPherson Battle Chron. Civil War (1989) V. 120/2 Good Morning ‘Plug Ugly’.

1893 S. Crane Maggie xiv. 125 And she goes off with that plug-ugly who looks as if he had been hit in the face with a coin-dye.

1909 Dial. Notes 3 358 Plug-ugly, an ugly person or thing, especially an ugly horse.

1975 G. Swarthout Shootist iv. 149 Cross-eye? What a plug-ugly he must be.

1980 W. Sherman Times Square i. 11 The whores were castoffs, scabrous junkies dumped by their pimps or plug-uglies who couldn't compete.

B. adj.

1. In early use: †of or relating to a gang of ‘Plug-Uglies’ (obsolete). In later use: violent, thuggish, ruffianly.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective]

outragea1325

violentc1384

boistousa1387

outrageousc1390

outraiousc1390

harageous?a1400

hetera1400

methelessc1400

ruffian1528

termagant1546

sore1565

ruffianly1570

boisterous1581

violousa1626

tory-rory1678

plug-ugly1857

radge1857

amok1868

tough1884

roughhouse1896

butch1939

shit-kicking1953

hard-ass1967

tasty1974

1857 N.-Y. Daily Times 10 June 4/2 (headline) A Plug-Ugly Cotemporary.

1857 Lawrence (Kansas Territory) Republican 30 July 2 Only a pitiful minority of the actual voters of Kansas, cast their votes for delegates to the plug ugly convention.

1860 N.-Y. Times 3 Feb. His vote..is variously regarded..as resulting from a Plug-Ugly nature.

1869 Galaxy June 832 Madame..could hardly conceal her dislike of his gashed lip, sore nose, swelled face and plug-ugly manner.

1938 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Northwestern 16 Aug. 12/6 A system prohibiting plug-ugly tactics and shotgun legislation.

1978 N. Marsh Grave Mistake ii. 62 Verity thought, I've..drunk their champagne so now I turn plug-ugly and refuse.

1995 Independent 9 Mar. 17/3 We met at a neighbouring pub, which was filled with the most heinous and terrifying press-gang of plug-ugly cut-throats and desperados I have ever seen outside an Oliver Stone movie.

2. Very ugly.

ΚΠ

1915 Dial. Notes 4 187 Plug ugly, adj. phr. Said of a very ugly man, not genteel. (Applied more commonly to an ‘ugly customer’.—Ed.)

1975 J. Russ Female Man 46 He told her she was so..plug-ugly that no normal male could keep up an erection within a half a mile of her.

1998 Guardian 29 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 3/2 It was not the attractive people who commented on my physical decline but rather the plug-ugly ones, mostly male.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	plug-ugly
释义	plug-uglyn.adj. Brit. /ˌplʌɡˈʌɡli/, U.S. /ˈpləɡˈəɡli/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: an element of uncertain origin, ugly n. Etymology: < a first element of uncertain origin (see note below) + ugly n.The first element has variously been suggested to be plug n. 3 (arising from competing Baltimore firefighter companies who became combative around fire-plugs), plug n. 7 or plug v. 4b (with reference to such people being ugly because they had been (frequently) punched in the face), and plug n. 10 (with reference to the plug hats (compare plug hat n. at plug n. Compounds 2) worn by members of the gang to protect them from opponents), but none of these suggestions appears to be supported by any evidence. slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). A. n. 1. Originally (chiefly with capital initials): a member of a gang of ruffians in Baltimore and some other American cities (now historical). In later use more generally: a thug, a rowdy. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun] > frequenting streets scamperer1712 corner-boy1855 plug-ugly1856 corner-cove1862 keelie1863 tough1866 larrikin1868 corner-man1885 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > violent treatment or force > frequenting streets scamperer1712 sweater1712 corner-boy1855 plug-ugly1856 corner-cove1862 keelie1863 tough1866 larrikin1868 corner-man1885 voyoua1896 tsotsi1949 1856 Butte Record (Oroville, Calif.) 29 Nov. 3/7 The..Plug Uglies..went to Philadelphia on election day..to fight off and whip the democracy from the polls. 1857 N.-Y. Daily Times 2 June 1/1 A gang of organized desperate rowdies, some fifty in number, called the ‘Plug Uglies’, arrived here [sc. Washington] this morning from Baltimore, for the purpose of defeating the Democratic ticket. 1865 Reader 19 Aug. 203 In order the better to deal with the rowdies and plug-uglies of the more turbulent wards. 1892 Cent. Mag. Feb. 554/1 A gang of young men who called themselves ‘Regulators’,..who were the ‘Mohawks’ and ‘thugs’ and ‘plug-uglies’ of that time. 1923 P. G. Wodehouse Adventures of Sally xiv. 176 After he'd paid these two pluguglies their guarantees..he was just about cleaned out. 1956 D. Karp All Honorable Men 18 The plug-uglies on the Right and the Left are the only people who don't give a damn about the opposing argument, and I don't count myself among them. 1994 Nation 19 Sept. 284/1 On the video screen, a plug-ugly named Balrog had just cut loose with a series of side-kicks and elbow blows. 2. A very ugly person or (occasionally) animal. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > lack of beauty > ugliness > [noun] > ugly person hog's face1578 kex1619 troll1697 singed cat1836 ogre1843 plug-ugly1862 partan-face1895 bad looker1898 snout-face1923 Mr Potato Head1952 mieskeit1968 fuglya1970 grot1970 minger1992 1862 W. W. White Let. 1 Apr. in J.M. McPherson Battle Chron. Civil War (1989) V. 120/2 Good Morning ‘Plug Ugly’. 1893 S. Crane Maggie xiv. 125 And she goes off with that plug-ugly who looks as if he had been hit in the face with a coin-dye. 1909 Dial. Notes 3 358 Plug-ugly, an ugly person or thing, especially an ugly horse. 1975 G. Swarthout Shootist iv. 149 Cross-eye? What a plug-ugly he must be. 1980 W. Sherman Times Square i. 11 The whores were castoffs, scabrous junkies dumped by their pimps or plug-uglies who couldn't compete. B. adj. 1. In early use: †of or relating to a gang of ‘Plug-Uglies’ (obsolete). In later use: violent, thuggish, ruffianly. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [adjective] outragea1325 violentc1384 boistousa1387 outrageousc1390 outraiousc1390 harageous?a1400 hetera1400 methelessc1400 ruffian1528 termagant1546 sore1565 ruffianly1570 boisterous1581 violousa1626 tory-rory1678 plug-ugly1857 radge1857 amok1868 tough1884 roughhouse1896 butch1939 shit-kicking1953 hard-ass1967 tasty1974 1857 N.-Y. Daily Times 10 June 4/2 (headline) A Plug-Ugly Cotemporary. 1857 Lawrence (Kansas Territory) Republican 30 July 2 Only a pitiful minority of the actual voters of Kansas, cast their votes for delegates to the plug ugly convention. 1860 N.-Y. Times 3 Feb. His vote..is variously regarded..as resulting from a Plug-Ugly nature. 1869 Galaxy June 832 Madame..could hardly conceal her dislike of his gashed lip, sore nose, swelled face and plug-ugly manner. 1938 Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Northwestern 16 Aug. 12/6 A system prohibiting plug-ugly tactics and shotgun legislation. 1978 N. Marsh Grave Mistake ii. 62 Verity thought, I've..drunk their champagne so now I turn plug-ugly and refuse. 1995 Independent 9 Mar. 17/3 We met at a neighbouring pub, which was filled with the most heinous and terrifying press-gang of plug-ugly cut-throats and desperados I have ever seen outside an Oliver Stone movie. 2. Very ugly. ΚΠ 1915 Dial. Notes 4 187 Plug ugly, adj. phr. Said of a very ugly man, not genteel. (Applied more commonly to an ‘ugly customer’.—Ed.) 1975 J. Russ Female Man 46 He told her she was so..plug-ugly that no normal male could keep up an erection within a half a mile of her. 1998 Guardian 29 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 3/2 It was not the attractive people who commented on my physical decline but rather the plug-ugly ones, mostly male. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1856
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