Yet while the protection premise is solid, cellphone cases are often plagued with a bad case of the uglies.
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Uglies
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The Feudatory States' stamps, with their distinctive designs, are philatelically known as "uglies", a name well deserved in many cases.
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British collectors have sometimes referred to these as “the Uglies,” though it’s unclear when or where this term originated.
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