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Ugly American
Ugly Americann. An American abroad who is considered to be rude, demanding, or culturally insensitive. [After The Ugly American, a novel by William J. Lederer (1912-2009) and Eugene Burdick (1918-1965).]Ugly American n a stereotypical representation of an American tourist as a brash and insensitive philistine [C20: from title of a novel (1958) by William Lederer and Eugene Burdick] |