Wiktionary:Word of the day/2022/May 27

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Word of the day
for May 27
ugly stick n
  1. (Canada, music) 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.
  2. (chiefly US, slang, humorous) A notional stick with which unattractive people are said to have been hit, causing them to become ugly.
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