plug-ugly

noun

plug-ug·​ly ˈpləg-ˌəg-lē 

: thug, tough

especially : one hired to intimidate

Synonyms

• bully
• gangbanger
• gangsta
• gangster
• goon
• gorilla
• hood
• hoodlum
• hooligan
• mobster
• mug
• punk
• roughneck
• rowdy
• ruffian
• thug
• tough
• toughie
• toughy
• yob [British]
• yobbo [British]

Examples of plug-ugly in a Sentence

sent over a couple of hulking plug-uglies to rough up the store owner

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above