First Known Use: 1965
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Ugly American
noun
Definition of UGLY AMERICAN
: an American in a foreign country whose behavior is offensive to the people of that country
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Origin of UGLY AMERICAN
The Ugly American (1958), collection of stories by Eugene Burdick and William J. Lederer American authors
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