Salon on "fugly"

[Benjamin Zimmer]

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http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/03/08/fugly/
The good, the bad and the fugly
A new fashion buzzword denotes monstrous sartorial sins -- like guys with
curly hair who wear mullets. Are we in the golden age of bad looks?
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The esteemed Grant Barrett is quoted as saying that "fugly" dates to the
early to mid-'80s.  Has anything earlier than the 1984 HDAS cite been
found?


--Ben Zimmer