plug-ugly

noun

ˈpləg-ˌəg-lē How to pronounce plug-ugly (audio)
Definition of plug-uglynext
as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang sent over a couple of hulking plug-uglies to rough up the store owner

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  1. thug
  2. villain
  3. gangster
  4. criminal
  5. pirate
  6. assassin
  7. hoodlum
  8. bandit
Noun
  • Long maintaining that the protesters are just thugs, Najmeh painfully removes the rounds from Sadaf’s bleeding wounds, her assumptions about the government she’s loyally obeyed falling away.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
  • The society of Iverson’s youth rendered him an unredeemable thug and jailed him for it as a minor.
    Marcus Thompson II, The Athletic, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of thug
Noun
  • Or even an appearance from Tom Holland’s Peter Parker that would mean two hours haven’t been wasted watching this forgettable origin tale of a villain who’s not really THAT bad.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Sony still had the film rights to multiple Spider-Man villains and side-characters, and thus, went to work building its own universe.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of villain
Noun
  • Rolling with the sound of Slo-Be Bryant 3, one of the great West Coast tapes of the 2020s, Slo-Be’s steely, ominous murmurs give his sentimental gangster rap the air of sorcery.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 9 Dec. 2024
  • However, as the volatile gangster, the caregiver and bumbling daddy’s boy begin to plot and scheme, things don’t exactly go according to plan.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of gangster
Noun
  • The film focuses on young Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) — who's accidentally left home alone over the holidays — and his clever plans to outwit a pair of criminals trying to rob his home on Christmas Eve.
    Athena Sobhan, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Trump has said deportations will focus on criminals first, as immigration enforcement has since former President Barack Obama's presidency.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of criminal
Noun
  • This small doohickey works with Amazon Key In-Garage Delivery, an exclusive Prime member benefit that protects your packages from porch pirates and increment weather.
    Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Zoom out: Also beware of virtual porch pirates, as one in five delivery package scam attempts starts via text message or messaging apps like WhatsApp or iMessage.
    Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of pirate
Noun
  • Many others have expressed condemnation and voiced disgust with those showing support for the alleged assassin.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 14 Dec. 2024
  • There was little chance The Day of the Jackal, Peacock and Sky’s remake of Fred Zinnemann’s classic 1973 thriller, was going to do its titular assassin dirty in the end, especially since it was already announced the hit series (now a Golden Globe nominee!) would be getting a second season.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of assassin
Noun
  • However, their dreams are threatened by the hoodlums in the Riverbottom Gang.
    EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • While Muhammad Ali made his professional boxing comeback with a win against Jerry Quarry at Atlanta’s Municipal Auditorium on October 26, 1970, a group of hoodlums robbed the Black Mafia of more than $1 million in cash and jewelry at a nearby after-party.
    Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024
Definition of hoodlum
Noun
  • Guided by Kudrow’s Penelope, the bandits embarked on epic adventures while evil forces were an obstacle.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
  • The bagel at the base of her breakfast bandit has a direct connection to her youth: The dough is prepared daily at A&S Bagels in Franklin Square, N.Y., not far from the streets where Chersevani developed a taste for a bagel and schmear.
    Tim Carman, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Definition of bandit
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