ug
The ugs (circled) of a koi carp.
Meanings
Noun
- A feeling of fear, horror or disgust.
- An object of disgust.
- Vomited matter.
- A surfeit.
- The pectoral fin of a fish.
Verb
- To dread, loathe or disgust.
- To fear, be horrified; shudder with horror.
- To vomit.
- To give a surfeit to.
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Origin
- From Middle English ugge, from Old Norse uggr ("fear, apprehension, dread"), related to Old Norse ógn ("terror, threat, dispute") and agi. More at awe.
- From Middle English uggen, from Old Norse ugga ("to fear"), see above.
- Derived from the similarity between the letter u and the Greek letter µ.
- From Icelandic uggi ("fin").
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