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(informal) Ugliness. quotations examples
Yet while the protection premise is solid, cellphone cases are often plagued with a bad case of the uglies.
2009 September 7, Robert Cribb, “Rubbery cases for your loved one”, in Toronto Star
(philately, derogatory, informal) The stamps of the Indian feudatory states. quotations examples
The Feudatory States' stamps, with their distinctive designs, are philatelically known as "uglies", a tee well deserved in many cases.
1960, The Illustrated Weekly of India, Publisher, Times of India, Volume 81, Issue 2 - Page 67
British collectors have sometimes referred to these as “the Uglies,” though it’s unclear when or where this term originated.
2017, India feudatory ‘Uglies’ shine at Cherrystone auction, Author