A North American slang intensifier for extreme ugliness — used to describe anything (or anyone) that is strikingly, aggressively unattractive.
A North American slang intensifier for extreme ugliness — used to describe anything (or anyone) that is strikingly, aggressively unattractive. Butt-ugly goes beyond plain ugly into emphatic, almost theatrical territory: the ugliness is so pronounced it demands a compound word. Used in casual conversation, comedy, and even affectionate ribbing, it applies equally to people, objects, buildings, or design choices. The "butt" prefix functions purely as an intensifier rather than carrying any literal anatomical meaning.
That new stadium design is butt-ugly — it looks like a parking garage had a baby with a strip mall.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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(North America, slang, pejorative) ugly.