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anantaandroscoggin

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There's an old-fashioned usage you still occasionally hear in New England where calling someone (including oneself) ugly has nothing to do with appearance, but with unpleasant mood and attitude towards others. I think it is expressed quite well by the old phrase "The Ugly American."
 

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Lifer
Nov 26, 2018
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There's an old-fashioned usage you still occasionally hear in New England where calling someone (including oneself) ugly has nothing to do with appearance, but with unpleasant mood and attitude towards others. I think it is expressed quite well by the old phrase "The Ugly American."
Having traveled around the world extensively, this is true. Many are ugly Americans.