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coyote ugly

coyote ugly adjective: very ugly.

Adjective

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

  1. (US, derogatory, slang) Very ugly.
    • 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

Forms of coyote ugly

superlativemost coyote ugly
comparative (rare)more coyote ugly
alternative form (rare)coyote-ugly

Questions about coyote ugly

What does coyote ugly mean?
Coyote ugly means very ugly.
What part of speech is coyote ugly?
Coyote ugly is an adjective.

Words near coyote ugly in the dictionary

  1. coyote melon
  2. coyote melons
  3. Coyote State
  4. coyote time
  5. coyote tobacco
  6. coyote ugly
  7. coyote willow
  8. coyote's rope
  9. coyote's ropes
  10. coyote-ugly
  11. coyotebush

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