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Suck

Suck. Derived from: Middle English suken. Related to: Old Norse súga Middle Dutch sūgen Latin sūgere (to suck). Definitions. 1. To draw (liquid) into the mouth by movements of the tongue and lips that create suction . “ The child sucked his thumb ”

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  1. Suck • Derived from: • Middle English suken Related to: Old Norse súga Middle Dutch sūgen Latin sūgere (to suck)

  2. Definitions • 1. To draw (liquid) into the mouth by movements of the tongue and lips that create suction. “The child sucked his thumb” • 2. To draw in by establishing a partial vacuum: a cleaning device that sucks up dirt. • 4. To hold, moisten, or maneuver (a sweet, for example) in the mouth.

  3. Synonyms absorb imbibe sip extract consume drink draw in

  4. Things That Suck

  5. Things We Suck

  6. Semantics Shemantics Broadened Meaning • Definition 5. • Vulgar Slang: To perform fellatio on first recorded 1928 Broadened Meaning Not good. Bad. Early Jazz musicians would say that a guy could really "Blow" if he was good when playing the horn. If he couldn't play very well then they would say that he was "Sucking" on that horn. Slang sense of "be contemptible" first attested 1971 (the underlying notion is of fellatio) If you suck, it generally means you have no skill and/or talent. Oddly enough, even though suck is the opposite of blow, blow is an insult also. (for those under 30 years old) An intransitive verb indicating a negative state of affairs. Could be poor performance, bad weather, illness, general dislike, or any of innumerable negative thoughts. “Sucks means bad” – Josh’s definition, age 11

  7. All this drama sucks Semantics Shemantics My Hoover really sucks! Elevated Use This party sucks

  8. In Media Elevated Use My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson

  9. In Real Life Always be yourself… Unless you suck” – Joss Wheaton “Aww that sucks!” – Josh, 10 “Sucks bad, man” – Jake, 20 “My life sucks right now” – Lindsey Movies that suck at rottentomatos.com

  10. Idioms of Suck suck upSlang To behave obsequiously; fawn. Suck it up To endure a period of mental, physical, or emotional hardship with no complaining. sucker Slang meaning "person who is easily deceived" is first attested 1836 But another theory traces the slang meaning to the fish called a sucker (1753), on the notion of being easy to catch in their annual migrations. “There’s a sucker born every minute” - P.T. Barnum

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