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    Patwa headword

    Ugly

    /UG-lee/

    Adjective
    Gloss
    "Bad / Severe"
    Definition
    Can mean physically unattractive, or a situation that is getting dangerously bad.
    Example
    "Di fight get real ugly."
    Origin
    English.

    As an everyday term, Ugly is one you'll likely come across in real Jamaican speech. Try the Jamaican Patois translator to see it in a sentence, or head back to the lexicon index for more words like it.