/ʌɡ/
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Translation
A sound you make when something is nasty or annoying.
Word origin
First written down in the 1700s as a way to spell a grunt of disgust.
- Origin
- English
- Root
- ugh
Examples
, !
"Ugh" shows that you find something nasty.
! .
Here "ugh" shows that you are fed up.
, ?
"Ugh" usually starts the sentence, with a comma or a full stop after it.
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