Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coyote ugly

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: coy-ote ug-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Very ugly.

American usage; Derogatory; Slang

Example Sentences

"A girl was coyote ugly if, when a man got too drunk, picked her up, took her to bed, and woke up with her asleep on his arm in the morning, he'd chew his arm off to escape without waking her up."
"Poodles, Pomeranians, those uglier than coyote ugly Pugs, Chihuahuas—you name it, he'd been in a cage with the fuckers, fighting for his right to a stupid rubber hot dog coated in beef broth while he waited for Gustav to milk his renal glands."
"Crocs are coyote ugly. Some people like the Crocs clog style; others simply hate it."

Usage

Inflected Forms

more coyote ugly (comparative, rare) most coyote ugly (superlative) coyote-ugly (alternative, rare)

Questions

What does coyote ugly mean?: Very ugly.

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