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homely:
1. Not attractive or good-looking.

2. Plain or unattractive.

Quote: Algy Shaw (Bud Abbott) and Wellington Phlug (Lou Costello) in Pardon My Sarong (1942):
-- Algy: ' Wouldn't you marry a pretty girl like that? '
-- Phlug: ' No, I'd rather marry a homely girl .'
-- Algy: ' Why? '
-- Phlug: ' Well, if you marry a pretty girl like that, she's liable to run away .'
-- Algy: ' A homely girl is apt to run away too .'
-- Phlug: ' Yeah, but who cares .'




See Also: biffer, homely, toad, biff, comely,

Quotes Containing homely:
Algy Shaw (Bud Abbott) and Wellington Phlug (Lou Costello) in Pardon My Sarong (1942): - Algy: ''Wouldn''t you marry a pretty girl like that?'' - Phlug: ''No, I''d rather marry a homely girl .'' - Algy: ''Why?'' - Phlug: ''Well, if you marry a pretty girl like that, she''s liable to run away.'' - Algy: ''A homely girl is apt to run away too.'' - Phlug: ''Yeah, but who cares. ''
Algy Shaw (Bud Abbott) and Wellington Phlug (Lou Costello) in Pardon My Sarong (1942): - Algy: ''Wouldn''t you marry a pretty girl like that?'' - Phlug: ''No, I''d rather marry a homely girl .'' - Algy: ''Why?'' - Phlug: ''Well, if you marry a pretty girl like that, she''s liable to run away.'' - Algy: ''A homely girl is apt to run away too.'' - Phlug: ''Yeah, but who cares. ''


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