coyote ugly adjective1 •(slang, offensive) Very ugly.A girl was coyote ugly if, when a man got too drunk, picked her up, took her to bed, and woke up with her asleep on his arm in the morning, he'd chew his arm off to escape without waking her up. — 2003 formsmore coyote ugly · more coyote-ugly · most coyote ugly · most coyote-ugly