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Sax vs Sux - What's the difference?

sax | sux |

As nouns the difference between sax and sux

is that sax is a knife; a sword; a dagger about 20 inches in length while sux is suxamethonium.

As verbs the difference between sax and sux

is that sax is to cut or slash with a sharp instrument; incise; scarify while sux is sucks (in the sense of being inferior or objectionable).

As an abbreviation SAX

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sax

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) sax, sex, from (etyl) . See also (l), (l).

Noun

(saxes)
  • (rare, or, obsolete) A knife; a sword; a dagger about 20 inches in length.
  • A slate-cutter's hammer; slate-ax.
    • Related terms
    * (l) * (l)

    Verb

    (es)
  • To cut or slash with a sharp instrument; incise; scarify.

    • Etymology 2

    From saxophone.

    Noun

    (saxes)
  • Short form of saxophone.

    • Anagrams

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    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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