Meanings
ug1
plural ugs · alternative ugg · alternative oug
- Northern EnglandScotlandcountableobsoleteuncountableAn object of disgust.
What an ug ye've myed yorsel.
Synonyms: distaste, loathsomeness, revulsion, abomination
ug2
present singular third person ugs · participle present ugging · participle past ugged · past ugged · alternative ugg · alternative oug
- Northern EnglandScotlandobsoleteTo dread, loathe or disgust.
Wha weds a cankert thriftless wife, / Weds to his days eternal strife, / For, like the Tron-Kirk bell, / She ever hammers on his lugs, / Till her an' hame at last he uggs / As the dire door o' hell!
1822, Robert Wilson, “Answer to an Epistle from a Friend”, in Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect, page 71Synonyms: abhor
- NorthumbriaobsoleteTo give a surfeit to.
ug3
ug4
- InternetattributiveoftenUnderground; specifically referring to the UGSC (Underground Subliminal Community) or content that is intentionally harmful, lethal, or intended to bypass platform filters.
That creator is strictly ug; they have "respawn" affirmations in all their tracks.
- Internetnot comparableBelonging to or characteristic of the underground subliminal community.
UG5
plural UGs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of universal grammar.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of undergraduate.
Ug6
- humorousPopular supposed name for a caveman or other prehistoric man.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA feeling of fear, horror or disgust.
nounAn object of disgust.
nounVomited matter.
nounA surfeit.
verbTo dread, loathe or disgust.
verbTo vomit.
nounThe pectoral fin of a fish.
Origin
ug · noun
- Old Norseuggr“fear, apprehension, dread”
- Middle Englishugge
- Englishug
From Middle English ugge, from Old Norse uggr (“fear, apprehension, dread”), related to Old Norse ógn (“terror, threat, dispute”) and agi (“terror, strife, fear, punishment”). More at awe.
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Full word history & related roots →ug · verb
- Old Norseugga“to fear”
- Middle Englishuggen
- Englishug
From Middle English uggen, from Old Norse ugga (“to fear”), see above.
More words from Middle English, Old Norse
Full word history & related roots →ug · noun
- Icelandicuggi“fin”
- Englishug
From Icelandic uggi (“fin”).
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Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ug
Cite this entry
ug. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ug
“ug.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ug. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ug,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ug.
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