ugh

interjection

often read as
ˈəg How to pronounce ugh (audio)
or
ˈəḵ How to pronounce ugh (audio)
or
ˈə How to pronounce ugh (audio)
used to indicate the sound of a cough or grunt or to express disgust or horror

Examples of ugh in a Sentence

ugh, this oven desperately needs to be cleaned
Recent Examples on the Web Few sane people breathlessly follow the start of the legislative session, because ugh. Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024 Problem is, installing a pool is expensive… and time-consuming… and, ugh, such a headache. Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 30 July 2024 He’s changed the date on me four times already, but all within the same week (ugh). R29 Team, refinery29.com, 10 June 2024 Save Getting a Pap smear isn’t among my favorite things to do, ranking somewhere between eating cauliflower (ugh) and going to the dentist (worse). Gemma Correll, Washington Post, 15 July 2024 The only time my Fourth of July celebrations have been kind of ugh is when I’ve been forced to share the day with people who don’t embrace my Independence Day aesthetic. Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024 Instead, as Girlie (ugh) and Clark settle into their ride — much of it set to a bracingly overdramatic score from Dickon Hinchcliffe, all of it impressively designed to fit inside Clark’s beat up cab — the two start to test each other. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 June 2024 The second season sees our brilliant band dealing with money troubles (ugh, capitalism), a rival Muslim girl group and rom-com shenanigans in the most charming, delectable way possible. 2. Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024 The first day of the session usually comes with dustups and news conferences and a lot of virtue signaling — which, again, no sane person would breathlessly follow, because ugh. Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 8 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1678, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ugh was in 1678

Dictionary Entries Near ugh

Cite this Entry

“Ugh.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ugh. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

ugh

interjection
often read as
ˈəg How to pronounce ugh (audio)
or
ˈəḵ How to pronounce ugh (audio)
 or  ˈə
used for various sounds that express disgust or horror
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