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Big Uglies

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Big uglies
Unpopular stocks.

Big Uglies
Informal; older, industrial companies involved in sectors considered "dirty" by some investors. Examples include companies in the coal mining or steel industries. Big uglies often are considered solid investments because they provide steady returns. However, the term implies that many investors ignore them because of ethical concerns or simply because they are not as trendy as newer companies.


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Our offensive line is going to have to keep the big uglies away from him.
was just finishing up a sleepy graveyard shift when two Big Uglies wandered in, eyeballing the surveillance cameras, acting shifty and generally setting off the little alarm bells in the cashier's head.
As for the Boston newspaper that had the nasty task of determining the 100 unsexiest men in the world, how does Sam Cassell look at himself in the mirror knowing that big uglies like Randy Johnson (No.
 
 
 
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