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paper bag job

paper bag job noun: a very ugly person.

Noun

paper bag job (usually uncountable, plural paper bag jobs)

  1. (derogatory, slang, usually) A very ugly person.
    • While she was not exactly a paper bag job, she was no answer to a young man's prayer, either. Still, I found by concentrating on her bathing costume, she improved an awful lot.2012, Jim Cunningham, Wee Willie Harris Once Stood on My Foot

Forms of paper bag job

pluralpaper bag jobs

Questions about paper bag job

What does paper bag job mean?
Paper bag job means a very ugly person.
What part of speech is paper bag job?
Paper bag job is a noun.
What is the plural of paper bag job?
The plural of paper bag job is paper bag jobs.

Words near paper bag job in the dictionary

  1. paper airplane
  2. paper airplanes
  3. paper anniversaries
  4. paper anniversary
  5. paper bag
  6. paper bag job
  7. paper bag jobs
  8. paper bag parties
  9. paper bag party
  10. paper bag test
  11. paper bag tests

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