Uglify (v.)
To take something that could otherwise have been
beautiful, pleasant or generally pleasing to the eye and render it hideously
unattractive.
Well-known examples of uglification
include:
(i) The mullet hairstyle that was so popular in the 1980s, and continues to be so with a small but persistent number of international footballers.
(ii) The British government's efforts to regenerate the country's inner cities and urban conurbations during the 1960s and 70s (possibly the most extensive programme of uglification ever attempted).
(iii) Cher (or Michael Jackson, take your pick).
Contrary to popular opinion, uglification is an irreversible process that can only be recovered from by totally destroying the unfortunate eyesore and starting again.
(i) The mullet hairstyle that was so popular in the 1980s, and continues to be so with a small but persistent number of international footballers.
(ii) The British government's efforts to regenerate the country's inner cities and urban conurbations during the 1960s and 70s (possibly the most extensive programme of uglification ever attempted).
(iii) Cher (or Michael Jackson, take your pick).
Contrary to popular opinion, uglification is an irreversible process that can only be recovered from by totally destroying the unfortunate eyesore and starting again.
Posted on Monday - April 25, 2005 at 09:07 AM
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