Derogatory term for an unattractive woman. Strongly insulting; avoid in polite conversation.
あのブス、また遅刻かよ。
That ugly woman is late again.
ブスって言うな！
Don't call me ugly!
Colloquial and derogatory adjective meaning ugly, often used for people but can apply to things. ブスな/ブスだ pattern.
その服、ちょっとブスじゃない？
Isn't that outfit a bit ugly?
She was crying because someone called her ugly.
Sorry for having an ugly face.
ブスな女優なんて存在しないと思う。
I don't think there's such a thing as an 'ugly' actress.
ブス is casual slang for an ugly woman and is used more informally and directly than the somewhat literary 醜女.
美人 means 'a beautiful woman', the direct opposite of ブス used for an unattractive woman.
counter for people
attraction to ugly people; person who prefers ugly partners
sputtering; smoldering · pricking repeatedly; thrusting into · muttering discontent; faint complaints
ugly but cute; adorably ugly
Katakana spelling is the most common written form.
Hiragana spelling is also used, but less common than katakana.
The origin is uncertain. Possibly derived from the verb ぶす (to fester) or from 不図 (busu) meaning 'absent-mindedly', but the connection is unclear. The katakana spelling ブス is standard in modern slang.