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Dux vs Sux - What's the difference?

dux | sux |

As nouns the difference between dux and sux

is that dux is the top academic student in a school, or in a year of school; the top student in a specified academic discipline while sux is suxamethonium.

As a verb sux is

sucks (in the sense of being inferior or objectionable).

dux

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (UK) The top academic student in a school, or in a year of school; the top student in a specified academic discipline.
  • * 1849 , Wilhelm Steven, The History of the High School of Edinburgh , page 191,
    • on the motion of Sir John Marjoribanks, Bart., Lord Provost, unanimously resolved, July 27, 1814, “that there be annually presented by the town of Edinburgh to the boy at the head of the Greek class, taught by the rector of the High School, a gold medal of the same value [five guineas] as that annually presented to the dux of the Latin class.”
  • * 1999 , Keith Scott, Gareth Evans , page 29,
    • He finished the year dux' of Form III with an average 90 per cent over eight subjects. The school did not award end-of-year marks in fourth and fifth forms, but Evans? report for those years shows he passed all subjects in both years and was again ' dux in Form V.
  • * 2010 , Roger K. A. Allen, Ballina Boy , page 28,
    • This school was where my father had been dux' in his senior year in 1937 just as his father had been ' dux at the Rockhampton Grammar School27 before the turn of the 19th century.
  • * 2011 , A. Lydiard, Running to the Top , page 17,
    • Quite a few who became national athletic champions were also duxes or top academic pupils at their schools.
  • (historical) A high-ranking commander in the Roman army, responsible for more than one legion.
  • (music) The subject of a fugue, answered by the comes.

    • Related terms

    * duke * doge English nouns with irregular plurals ----

    sux

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (informal) Suxamethonium.

    • Verb

  • (nonstandard, slang) Sucks (in the sense of being inferior or objectionable).
  • * 2000 , Jean Davies Okimoto, To Jaykae: Life Stinx
    • The whole thing really sux too. i got caught skipping and the school called my mom.
  • * 2007 , Windows Vista magazine (Winter 2007)
    • You can post updates about your life and your new friends will reply: "OMG that sux ", "LOL you are teh funnay!"...
  • * 2007 , Gary Denne, The Matt Zander Journals
    • Totally sux . I'd even settle for an in-depth conversation about the weather right now. I'm not used to being alone like this.

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