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Ugg boots

Ugg boots, also called Uggs, are sheepskin boots with wool lining developed in Australia for surfers and later sold worldwide, most prominently under Deckers' UGG brand.

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Uggahamāṇa

Uggahamāṇa, also known as Uggāhamāṇa Samaṇamuṇḍikāputta, son of the ascetic Muṇḍikā, was a non-Buddhist wandering ascetic and contemporary of the Buddha, recorded in the Pali Canon teaching a fourfold ethic of restraint.

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Uggahamāna-Samaṇa-Maṇḍikaputta

Uggahamāna-Samaṇa-Maṇḍikaputta was a Paribbājaka wanderer-teacher and contemporary of the Buddha who taught a fourfold rule of abstention, debated in the Samaṇamuṇḍika Sutta at Mallikā's park near Sāvatthī.

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Ugi reaction

The Ugi reaction, disclosed by Ivar Ugi in 1959, combines an amine, carbonyl compound, carboxylic acid, and isocyanide in one pot to form a peptide-like carboxamide.

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UGK

UGK (Underground Kingz), Texas hip-hop duo of Pimp C and Bun B from Port Arthur, formed late 1980s; Ridin' Dirty (1996), Big Pimpin', Underground Kingz (2007) No. 1, Pimp C died 2007.

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Uglich incident

The Uglich incident (Угличское дело) was the death of Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich at Uglich on 15 May 1591, ruled accidental during an epileptic fit by a commission led by Vasily Shuisky.

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Uglich uprising of 1591

The Uglich uprising of 1591 (Углицкое восстание 1591 года) was a revolt in Uglich on 15 May 1591, in which townspeople killed men accused of murdering Tsarevich Dmitry.

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Uglies

Uglies is Scott Westerfeld's 2005 young adult dystopian novel, first of the Uglies series, in which everyone undergoes mandatory cosmetic surgery at sixteen; protagonist Tally Youngblood, Netflix 2024 film with Joey King.

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UglifyJS

UglifyJS is a JavaScript parser, minifier, compressor, and beautifier toolkit for Node.js that shrinks code via mangling and dead-code removal, and can reformat minified files readably.

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Uglješa Mrnjavčević

Uglješa Mrnjavčević, also known as Jovan Uglješa, was a 14th-century Serbian despot who ruled the Serres region and died at the Battle of Maritsa in 1371.

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Ugly (film)

Ugly (film) most commonly refers to Anurag Kashyap's 2013 Hindi psychological thriller about a kidnapped girl, premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight, released in India in 2014; distinct from Yeon Sang-ho's 2025 Korean film The Ugly.

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Ugly Americans (TV series)

Ugly Americans was a Comedy Central adult animated horror-comedy (2010–2012), created by Devin Clark and developed by David M. Stern, about social worker Mark Lilly integrating zombies, demons, and wizards into New York City.

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Ugly Betty

Ugly Betty, also an adaptation of Yo soy Betty, la fea, is an ABC comedy-drama (2006-2010) developed by Silvio Horta, starring America Ferrera as Betty Suarez at Mode magazine; four seasons, Golden Globes, canceled for low ratings.

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Ugly Casanova

Ugly Casanova is Isaac Brock's Modest Mouse side project, tied to a fictional fan legend, Edgar Graham. Its sole album, Sharpen Your Teeth (Sub Pop, 2002), preceded 180° South soundtrack work and a 2026 reunion show.

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Ugly Delicious

Ugly Delicious is a Netflix documentary food-travel series hosted by David Chang with Peter Meehan, directed by Morgan Neville; two seasons (2018, 2020) use single dishes like pizza and fried chicken to explore culture, immigration, and authenticity.

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Ugly God

Ugly God (Royce Cornell Davison-Rodriguez, born 1996) is a Houston-raised rapper and producer of the SoundCloud era, known for the 2016 viral hit "Water," the 2017 XXL Freshman Class, and the 2019 debut album Bumps & Bruises.

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Ugly Heart

Ugly Heart is a 2014 pop single by the girl group G.R.L. (formed by Robin Antin), a kiss-off to a handsome man with a bad character. Written by Ester Dean and others, it peaked at UK No. 11 and anchors the group's debut EP.

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Ugly Kid Joe

Ugly Kid Joe, also styled UKJ, is an American hard rock band from Isla Vista, California, formed around 1989-1990, named as a joke parodying glam band Pretty Boy Floyd; known for the platinum EP As Ugly as They Wanna Be, the hit Everything About You, a 1997 split, and a 2010 reunion.

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Ugly Story

Ugly Story (అగ్లీ స్టోరీ) is a 2026 Telugu psychological romantic thriller, Pranava Swaroop's directorial debut, starring Shree Nandu and Avika Gor; released 22 May 2026, A-rated, streamed on Aha from 5 June 2026.

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UglyDolls

UglyDolls is a franchise from the Uglydoll plush line created in 2001 by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim, spanning a 2019 STX animated musical film with Kelly Clarkson and later YouTube series episodes.

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Uglymug, Epicfighter

Uglymug, Epicfighter (Busamen Gachi Fighter, ブサメンガチファイター) is a Japanese isekai franchise by Ryō Hiromatsu: a web novel (2015), Kobunsha light novel, Kozuki manga in Monthly Big Gangan, and a 2025 White Fox anime about Shigeru Yoshioka, who trades his Looks stat (−255) for Absolute God-class power.

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UGM-133 Trident II

The UGM-133 Trident II, also known as the Trident II D5, is a Lockheed Martin-built submarine-launched ballistic missile serving the US and UK nuclear deterrents since 1990.

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UGM-27 Polaris

The UGM-27 Polaris was a two-stage, solid-propellant, nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile developed by the US Navy, first launched submerged in 1960 and also supplied to Britain.

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UGM-73 Poseidon

The UGM-73 Poseidon was an American submarine-launched ballistic missile developed by Lockheed for the US Navy, the first sea-launched missile carrying multiple independently targetable nuclear warheads.

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Ugni

Ugni (uñi) is a genus of four accepted Myrtaceae shrub species native from Mexico to southern South America; Ugni molinae, the Chilean guava or murtilla, is a cultivated Patagonian berry, distinct from Myrtus and from Amomyrtus luma.

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ugo (robot)

ugo (ユーゴー) is a Japanese wheeled humanoid service robot by Tokyo company ugo, inc., used for security patrols and inspection and operated by remote humans plus AI.

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Ugo Cavallero

Ugo Cavallero (1880–1943), Italian Marshal and chief of the Comando Supremo 1940–43, planned the Malta invasion, was dismissed after El Alamein, and died at Frascati in September 1943 in disputed suicide-or-murder circumstances.

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Ugo Cerletti

Ugo Cerletti (1877–1963) was an Italian neurologist and psychiatrist who, with Lucio Bini, introduced electroconvulsive therapy in Rome in 1938, after observing pigs stunned at a slaughterhouse recover safely.

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Ugo Ehiogu

Ugo Ehiogu, full name Ugochuku Ehiogu, was an English central defender who played for Aston Villa, Middlesbrough, and Rangers and won four England caps between 1996 and 2002.

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Ugo Fano

Ugo Fano (1912–2001) was an Italian-born American theoretical physicist and biophysicist at the National Bureau of Standards and the University of Chicago, known for the Fano resonance, Fano factor, and Fano effect.