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- idioms - What is the origin of sucker and it sucks? - English . . .
etymonline has for suck: O E sucan, from PIE root sug- suk-of imitative origin Meaning “do fellatio” is first recorded 1928
- offensive language - Cleaner alternative for sucks. - English . . .
While sucks is a verb form, most of the terms that convey similar meaing are adjectives The primary connotation of sucks is that the referent, whether a person, object, action or state of being, is very bad or awful (as in That sucks) There are numerous synomyms for awful, such as abominable atrocious dreadful terrible unspeakable
- Where is it relevant to use the word sucks and where is it not?
When not describing a mechanical process of some sort ("The device sucks up the fluid and expels it through the nozzle") the word "sucks" is, at best, "informal", as it alludes to a (what some regard as perverted) sex act In general, the stand-alone statement "It sucks!" is referring to this allusion and is therefore "impolite"
- Is the term you suck always considered slang? [closed]
The notion of sucking has been broadened tremendously by the effect of expressions like "It [some inanimate thing or situation] sucks" (meaning "It's a drag" or "It's no good," as in the OP's Samsung mobile example) and "Sucks to be you" (meaning something like "Tough luck for you" or "I wouldn't want to be in your shoes right now")—neither
- slang - Is the phrase he sucks in something. . . offensive in UK? And . . .
The two words "He sucks" could have the same meaning as "He sucks in something" (as in "at doing something"), but definitely do not have the same meaning as "He sucks something in" There's an ambiguity between your question title and the text –
- etymology - The origin of the word, aw-shucks - English Language . . .
I was drawn to the word aw-shucks appearing in the following paragraph of the latest article which I forgot to take note of the source: “You know, I’m new to this campaign
- Non standard english: Slang. That sucks man. [closed]
Washing dishes after lasagna sucks [eggs] Whoever comes in last place sucks [hind tit] Man is a informal vocative expression that goes back to the 15th century , and was rejuvenated as an emphatic expression in the late 20th century:
- slang - Does this vulgar expression necessarily imply a certain body . . .
It's normally "sucking one's thumb" or "thumb sucking" or "(s)he sucks her his thumb", not "suck on it" If the burn or cut is minor, you can suggest "try sucking on it" But in the OP's specific situation no one is going to think the speaker is referring to a thumb, a finger, or any suckable part of the human anatomy that is not the male
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