coyote-ugly



coyote-ugly

(ˈkɑɪot ˈəgli and ˈkɑɪoti ˈəgli)
mod. extremely ugly. (see also double-bagger, triple-bagger. Supposedly, if one woke up and found one’s arm around a coyote-ugly person, one would chew off one’s arm—in the manner of a coyote escaping from a steel-jaw trap—rather than pull it back away from this person.) Is that your pet monkey, or is your date just coyote-ugly?

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anstey['ænsti]
Yuri (1)YOO-ree (Russian)Russian, Ukrainian
Imamu-Eastern African, Swahili
Momi-Hawaiian
Tiriaq-Native American, Inuit
Edana-History