hit by/with the ugly stick

hit by/with the ugly stick

slang Struck with this fictional item, resulting in one's physical unattractiveness (in the speaker's view). A humorous hyperbolic expression. I always thought he'd been hit by the ugly stick, but with this new makeover, he's pretty darn cute.
See also: by, hit, stick, ugly
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hit by the ugly stick

mod. made to be very ugly. She is so lame. Looks like she was hit by the ugly stick till it broke!
See also: by, hit, stick, ugly
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • hit by the ugly stick
  • hit by/with the stupid stick
  • hit by the stupid stick
  • would/could kill for (something)
  • kill for
  • kill for something
  • the best thing since sliced bread
  • the greatest thing since indoor plumbing
  • the greatest thing since sliced bread
  • indoor