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ugly-finder

ugly-finder is the alternative form of ugly finder.

Meaning of ugly finder

Noun

ugly finder (plural ugly finders)

  1. (colloquial) A hard batted or thrown ball which hits or nearly hits someone, especially a line drive foul ball hit into a dugout.
    • I tried to duck under the ball, but it was definitely an ugly finder.1989 August 12, Mitch Williams, quotee, “There's never a dull moment with the Cubs' 'Wild Thing'”, in Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Forms of ugly-finder

pluralugly-finders

Questions about ugly-finder

What is ugly-finder the alternative form of?
Ugly-finder is the alternative form of ugly finder.

Words near ugly-finder in the dictionary

  1. ugly sister
  2. ugly sisters
  3. ugly stick
  4. ugly sticks
  5. ugly up
  6. ugly-finder
  7. ugly-finders
  8. uglying
  9. uglying up
  10. uglyish
  11. uglyism

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