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Definition of good from afar, far from good
good from afar, far from good 
adjective
- someone who is attractive from a distance, but upon closer inspection, turns out to be ugly. Also good from far, far from good.
That girl was good from afar, but far from good.
- See more words with the same meaning: unattractive, ugly.
Last edited on Mar 29 2011. Submitted by Matt from Columbus, OH, USA on Jan 29 1998.
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Other terms relating to 'unattractive, ugly': | |
| Definitions include: Really drunk or any other state of mind when you can't function cause you're too messed up. | |
| Definitions include: contraction of "fucking butt ugly". | |
| Definitions include: a bad odor. | |
| Definitions include: ugly. | |
| Definitions include: busted-ass means that the thing you're talking about is fucked up, nasty looking or just plain wrong. | |
| Definitions include: Very drunk or high. | |
| Definitions include: in a bad physical state. | |
| Definitions include: very ugly. | |
| Definitions include: very good, excellent; "cool", "awesome". | |
| Definitions include: unattractive or ugly, repulsive. | |
| Definitions include: displeasing, low-quality. | |
| Definitions include: ugly with a capital "G". | |
| Definitions include: To be beat up. | |
| Definitions include: combo of mother fucking ugly. | |
| Definitions include: British. | |
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Other terms relating to 'afar': | |
| Definitions include: attractive from a distance but unattractive on closer inspection. | |
Other terms relating to 'far': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can see". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I can tell". | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "as far as I know." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "as far as I understand it". | |
| Definitions include: excellent; "cool". | |
| Definitions include: attractive from a distance but unattractive on closer inspection. | |
| Definitions include: A person walking towards you that looks attractive until they get closer. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "so far so good". | |
Other terms relating to 'from': | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "away from keyboard." | |
| Definitions include: Connotes mental, physical, and spiritual bankruptcy. | |
| Definitions include: bitch from hell | |
| Definitions include: something from the past. | |
| Definitions include: "bastard operator from hell". | |
| Definitions include: a good friend that is more like a brother. | |
| Definitions include: This is an expression that was used in Western Kentucky in the late seventies, possibly earlier. | |
| Definitions include: to become overwhelmed with information. | |
| Definitions include: over the entire body. | |
| Definitions include: run down or impoverished. | |
| Definitions include: to go from extreme poverty to wealth. | |
| Definitions include: from basic ingredients; not pre-prepared. | |
| Definitions include: with sincere emotion. | |
| Definitions include: at the beginning, from the start. | |
| Definitions include: From the beginning. | |
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Other terms relating to 'good': | |
| Definitions include: in functioning order or at a level of acceptability; "fine". | |
| Definitions include: to look attractive. | |
| Definitions include: something popular but lacking in substance. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "fuck I'm good just ask me". | |
| Definitions include: extremely tasty. | |
| Definitions include: to enter a person's positive esteem; "get on a person's good side". | |
| Definitions include: Good fucking riddance. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good game." | |
| Definitions include: Good Job | |
| Definitions include: Good job Team | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good luck". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good luck, have fun". | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "good looking mum", used on medical charts by doctors in the UK. | |
| Definitions include: without need or desire for something or to do something in particular; "fine". | |
| Definitions include: very. | |
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