Rough as a badgers arse

phr.

Heard in Meath

Unkempt, unattractive or rough in appearance.

Shes as routh as a badgers arse

Posh English

She is as unkempt and unattractive as a badger's posterior.

Related terms

• As rough as a bag of mangled badgersExtremely ugly or unattractive in appearance.
• Rough as grade A sandpaperExtremely rough or unattractive in appearance, likened to heavy-grade sandpaper.
• As rough as horserockVery unkempt or rough-looking.
• As rough as a bag of hatchetsUsed to describe a person who is exceptionally unattractive or unrefined in appearance.
• Rough as a sackExtremely coarse or disgusting in behaviour or appearance.
• As rough as a bear's bumExtremely uncouth or uncivilised in manner.