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ugh

[uhg, uh, oo, ookh, uhkh] / ʌg, ʌ, ʊ, ʊx, ʌx /


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“Nobody would look at that and say, ugh, you’re going to have a lot of defaults,” Ostrover said.

From Barron's Feb. 3, 2026

“There’s a funny moment when you realize that as an activist: The off-ramp out of extreme poverty is, ugh, commerce, it’s entrepreneurial capitalism.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

To be sure, there are those who like their mysteries dark and — ugh — “gritty.”

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 20, 2025

I mean, 45 minutes to an hour, stirring angry — ugh.

From Seattle Times Jan. 12, 2024

“I don’t know what an ugh is, but probably not,” said Boo smugly.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi



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