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ugh

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


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New England 27, Seattle 24, ugh, yuck, sigh.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 6, 2026

“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

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

From Seattle Times Jan. 12, 2024

Sandy makes an ugh sound as he yanks a foot out of the mud beside me.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender



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