Ug

//ʌɡ// adj, name, noun, verb

adj, name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A feeling of fear, horror or disgust. Northern-England, Scotland, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "He took an ug at's meht."

  2. 2
    The pectoral fin of a fish. Caithness, Scotland
  3. 3
    Underground; specifically referring to the UGSC (Underground Subliminal Community) or content that is intentionally harmful, lethal, or intended to bypass platform filters. Internet, attributive, often

    "That creator is strictly ug; they have "respawn" affirmations in all their tracks."

  4. 4
    Initialism of universal grammar. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  5. 5
    An object of disgust. Northern-England, Scotland, countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "What an ug ye've myed yorsel."

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  1. 6
    Initialism of undergraduate. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
  2. 7
    Vomited matter. Northern-England, Scotland, countable, obsolete, uncountable
  3. 8
    A surfeit. Northumbria, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    To dread, loathe or disgust. Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete

    "Wha weds a cankert thriftless wife, / Weds to his days eternal strife, / For, like the Tron-Kirk bell, / She ever hammers on his lugs, / Till her an' hame at last he uggs / As the dire door o' hell!"

  2. 2
    To fear, be horrified; shudder with horror. Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete
  3. 3
    To vomit. Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete
  4. 4
    To give a surfeit to. Northumbria, obsolete
Adjective
  1. 1
    Belonging to or characteristic of the underground subliminal community. Internet, not-comparable
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Popular supposed name for a caveman or other prehistoric man. humorous

Synonyms

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abhorabominationabundanceacrasiachunderdistaste

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Example

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"Wha weds a cankert thriftless wife, / Weds to his days eternal strife, / For, like the Tron-Kirk bell, / She ever hammers on his lugs, / Till her an' hame at last he uggs / As the dire door o' hell!"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English ugge, from Old Norse uggr (“fear, apprehension, dread”), related to Old Norse ógn (“terror, threat, dispute”) and agi (“terror, strife, fear, punishment”). More at awe.

Etymology 2

From Middle English uggen, from Old Norse ugga (“to fear”), see above.

Etymology 3

From Icelandic uggi (“fin”).

Etymology 4

Initialism of underground.

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