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Plugugly N Person Bullies Weaker Meet Horace Gate

Word plugugly
Definition n. A person who bullies weaker people.
Sentence You went to meet Horace at the gate, and found Ricky. And from your manner, I gather that the plugugly rather than the poet was uppermost in him.”

“He was awful. Not that you can blame him.
Source Uncle Fred in the Springtime, The Best of Wodehouse, p. 667

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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