Definitions
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- proper noun A male
given name - proper noun humorous Popular supposed name for a
caveman or other prehistoric man.
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Examples
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Watching Ug (The name Ug, it should be noted, translates today as "Prometheus") pick up a firebrand and wave it around or knock it against a tree to cause a shower of sparks to fly upwards would have caused you to utter a new word or two in the human language: "Ooo!" or, perhaps: "Ahhh!"
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [84] -- The Rockets' Red Glare, The Bombs Bursting In Air 2009
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Did you know that Australian Sheepskin Ugg boots have always been called Ug, Ugh or Ugg boots and have been made in Australia for almost 200 years?
Tubby Boots Live (1988) Kliph Nesteroff 2009
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In efforts to minimize the risk of devastation from a type of stem rust that affects wheat grain, called Ug-99, a partnership between Egypt, United States agencies and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was formed to develop a more resilient version of the grain.
WN.com - Articles related to Wheat and oil prices drop despite Russia import plan 2010
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In efforts to minimize the risk of devastation from a type of stem rust that affects wheat grain, called Ug-99, a partnership between Egypt, United States agencies and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation was formed to develop a more resilient version of the grain.
WN.com - Articles related to Wheat and oil prices drop despite Russia import plan 2010
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I've always been fond of "Ug", but that's really just for jokes.
Updates and Giveaway This Week Bryce L. 2010
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I've always been fond of "Ug", but that's really just for jokes.
Archive 2010-06-01 Bryce L. 2010
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"Ug," also spelled "Ugg" and "Ugh" in Australian dictionaries is not a brand name but an age old generic term for this style of Australian-made sheepskin boot.
Tubby Boots Live (1988) Kliph Nesteroff 2009
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Thousands and thousands of years ago, the caveman "Ug" figured out how to tame fire (note: the names in this story are fictional and are totally a product of my fevered imagination -- I don't want the guys from the insurance commercials suing me or anything ...).
Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [84] -- The Rockets' Red Glare, The Bombs Bursting In Air 2009
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The resident Camp Anawanna badass never busted smoking cigs by Ug which is almost as cool as inventing am implementation of torture (the Awful Waffle) worse than waterboarding.
Comments for BrightestYoungThings Cale 2010
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We are moving past the prehistoric inputs where we can point and say "Ug".
nextwebgen.com 2008
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