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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
- 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?
- 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
- 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?
- 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?
- Understanding the phrase play someone for a fool
1898 Sandusky (Ohio) Star 8 Oct I'm grinnin' at the handsome captain that got played for a fool by his wife So play preserves that sense of manipulation, and the following phrase for a fool is what you are made into by the manipulation You fell for it; you're a fool, a sucker, a dupe
- 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
- Is the term you suck always considered slang? [closed]
Cf suck off And finally, Wentworth Flexner offers this entry for egg-sucker: egg-sucker n One who seeks advancement through flattery rather than work; a "weasel " This last term may help explain the non-taboo status of many of the terms in the suck family as of 1960 The notoriety of weasels as egg suckers goes back at least to Shakespeare
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