coyote ugly

adjective

Very ugly.

Meanings

adjectivecoyote ugly (comparative more coyote ugly (rare), superlative most coyote ugly)

comparative rare more coyote ugly · superlative most coyote ugly · alternative rare coyote-ugly

  1. USderogatoryslangVery ugly.

    Crocs are coyote ugly. Some people like the Crocs clog style; others simply hate it.

    2011, Howard Lindzon, Philip Pearlman, Ivaylo Ivanhoff, The StockTwits Edge, Enhanced Edition, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 56
    2 more examples

    A girl was coyote ugly if, when a man got too drunk, picked her up, took her to bed, and woke up with her asleep on his arm in the morning, he'd chew his arm off to escape without waking her up.

    2003, Georgina Gentry, To Tame A Texan, Zebra Books, →ISBN

    Poodles, Pomeranians, those uglier than coyote ugly Pugs, Chihuahuas—you name it, he'd been in a cage with the fuckers, fighting for his right to a stupid rubber hot dog coated in beef broth while he waited for Gustav to milk his renal glands.

    2009, Dakota Cassidy, Kiss & Hell, Penguin, →ISBN

Synonyms & antonyms

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APA

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Chicago

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