eyesore

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The only time I ate at the Awchat's other eyesore, the oddly named Culture Curry and Goa Portuguesa, I fell ill.

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  1. noun Something, such as a distressed building, that is unpleasant or offensive to view.

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  • I'm not talking eyesore, here; just a big shady plot of land overgrown with bamboo, rhododendrons, wildly rambling roses, and some nice old trees, most notably an immensely ancient copper beech big enough to dwarf any normal-sized house. —  FSF,December2005
  • Paul: @Chirpie: Don't forget that the six million dollar eyesore was an experiment to see what was possible. —  Electronic House Recently Filed
  • Don't forget that the six million dollar eyesore was an experiment to see what was possible. —  Electronic House Recently Filed
  • Though not exactly an eyesore, the decadent L'Hermitage ... —  Broward-Palm Beach New Times | Complete Issue
  • The result: The sanitation department eventually removes the debris because it's such an eyesore, and the city has to charge the property owner $125 for the pickup. —  Sand Mountain Reporter: News
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