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beating with the ugly stick

beating with the ugly stick is the present participle and gerund of beat with the ugly stick.

Meaning of beat with the ugly stick

Verb

beat 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)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, slang) Used to describe someone who is particularly ugly or unattractive.
  2. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To engage in penile copulation.

Questions about beating with the ugly stick

What is beating with the ugly stick the present participle and gerund of?
Beating with the ugly stick is the present participle and gerund of beat with the ugly stick.

Words near beating with the ugly stick in the dictionary

  1. beating to
  2. beating to a pulp
  3. beating to the punch
  4. beating up
  5. beating up on
  6. beating with the ugly stick
  7. beating-heart transplant
  8. beating-heart transplants
  9. beatingest
  10. beatings
  11. beatitude

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