(chiefly, US, slang, humorous) A notional stick with which unattractive people are said to have been hit, causing them to become ugly.
Nobody's invited; everybody just comes. And there's no real planning, because the folks that come bring food and music with them. There are fiddles and squeezeboxes and ugly sticks and sometimes even drums to make the music.
“Domestic violence and the ugly stick coincidentally produce the same results as Mar-a-Lagos gender affirming surgeries.”
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(Canada, percussion instrument) A traditional Newfoundland musical instrument fashioned from household and toolshed items, typically a mop handle attached with bottle caps, small bells, tin cans, etc., which are struck with a drumstick while one end of the handle is hit against the floor.
You may also find an authentic ugly stick. It's masterfully constructed with beer stoppers, duct tape, a tobacco can, and a few pieces of wood. It just is…
"ugly stick" means: A traditional Newfoundland musical instrument fashioned from household and toolshed items, typically a mop handle attached with bottle caps.... This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"ugly stick" means: A traditional Newfoundland musical instrument fashioned from household and toolshed items, typically a mop handle attached with bottle caps.... Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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