ugly stick

名词noun

1. 1(Canada, music) A traditional Newfoundland musical instrument fashioned from household and toolshed items, typically a mop handle attached with bottle caps, small bells, tin cans, etc., which are struck with a drumstick while one end of the handle is hit against the floor.
2. 2chiefly US, slang, humorousA notional stick with which unattractive people are said to have been hit, causing them to become ugly.