ugg boots | ugh boots Meaning soft sheepskin boots that o | English Language

ugg boots | ugh boots

Meaning
soft sheepskin boots that originated in Australia

For example

I got my first pair of ugg boots back in the seventies when I was a teenage surfer.

Did you know that ugh boots have become popular in lots of countries outside Australia?

Note
This word has been the subject of ongoing disputes over its registration as a trademark by an American company. Many Australian manufacturers joined together in 2006 to form the "Save our Aussie Icon" campaign to keep this slang Australian word free of trademark restrictions.

Variety
This is typically used in American and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.
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