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ugg boot en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • ŭg bo͞ot
  • /ʌɡ buːt/
  • (US) audio

Etymology

In Australia ugg boots and variants like ug, ugh or uggs are used generically. A trademark of UGH-BOOTS was registered in 1971 but was not enforced and generic users of the terms successfully applied for its removal in 2006 (Deckers Outdoor Corporation v B&B McDougal ATMO 5 (16 January 2006)).

Meanings

  1. A boot made of sheepskin with the wool as the lining and the leather as the outside.

Forms

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ugg boots Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

uggies · uggs

Translations (4)

es botas ugg (boot) · ru у́гги (boot) · cmn UGG靴子 (boot) · fi lammastossu (boot)