beat with the ugly stick

verb

Used to describe someone who is particularly ugly or unattractive.

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Meanings

verbbeat with the ugly stick (third-person singular simple present beats with the ugly stick, present participle beating with the ugly stick, simple past beat with the ugly stick, past participle beaten with the ugly stick)

present singular third person beats with the ugly stick · participle present beating with the ugly stick · participle past beaten with the ugly stick

  1. derogatoryidiomaticslangUsed to describe someone who is particularly ugly or unattractive.
  2. idiomaticslangvulgarTo engage in penile copulation.
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APA

beat with the ugly stick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20with%20the%20ugly%20stick

MLA

“beat with the ugly stick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20with%20the%20ugly%20stick. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beat with the ugly stick,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beat%20with%20the%20ugly%20stick.

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