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- What is the origin of sucker and it sucks?
Short for "cock sucker", which is the days of non-political correctness and rampant homophobia was a serious and widespread insult put down "You suck" having the "cock" understood
- Meaning of I never give a sucker an even break
What does this phrase mean? I never give a sucker an even break Does it mean that the author of this saying is unwilling to offer somebody who he doesn't like a break rest while he is working?
- Why does sucker mean unexpected in Sucker Punch?
Sucker punch seems to mean "an unexpected punch" in slang What is the origin of this term and why does sucker mean unexpected in sucker punch?
- single word requests - Whats a modern term for sucker or sap . . .
8 I'm looking for a noun for somone who allows others to take advantage of them, similar in meaning to "sucker" or "sap" but less dated For example, what would you call the one person who does work on a group project or the single responsible person among a bunch of freeloaders?
- What is the origin of go suck an egg? - English Language Usage . . .
Harold Wentworth Stuart Flexner, Dictionary of American Slang, first edition (1960) has this entry for egg-sucker: egg-sucker n One who seeks advancement through flattery, rather than work; a "weasel " But it may be less relevant to the emergence of "Go suck an egg" than the more literal egg-sucking tendencies of some dogs and humans
- What does sucker for mean? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
At least in my experience, "I'm a sucker for X" means that I am drawn to X regardless of what other characteristics X may have The connection to sucker meaning something like loser, therefore, is that someone who is a sucker for something may get into a bad situation as a result, or at the very least enjoys X to a degree that seems injudicious and excessive This source, which does not seem
- idioms - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
I was born and raised in South Africa We frequently used the term "to suck out of one's thumb", implying that an answer was just a wild guess or the notion had no evidence but was rather just surm
- What is the sucker thingy called that can attach to smooth surfaces
A suction cup, also known as a sucker, is a device or object that uses the negative fluid pressure of air or water to adhere to nonporous surfaces, creating a partial vacuum
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