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  • Metaphorical cause of homeliness, as in "It looks like he got beat up with a' ugly stick."

    October 28, 2007

  • The ugly stick is a traditional Newfoundland musical instrument fashioned out of household and tool shed items, typically a mop handle with bottle caps, tin cans, small bells and other noise makers. The instrument is played with a drum stick and has a distinctive sound.
    Wikipedia

    December 24, 2015