plug-ugly informal,
chiefly N. Amer.
■ noun ( plural plug-uglies ) a thug or villain.
■ adjective (of a person) very ugly.
Origin
C19: by assoc. with plug in the sense 'hit with the fist'.
plug-ugly informal,
chiefly N. Amer.
■ noun ( plural plug-uglies ) a thug or villain.
■ adjective (of a person) very ugly.
Origin
C19: by assoc. with plug in the sense 'hit with the fist'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004