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suckier | sucker |

As an adjective suckier

is (sucky).

As a noun sucker is

(us|slang) a native of illinois.

suckier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (sucky)

    • sucky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (slang) Being something which sucks, which is unpleasant or lacks value.
    • That comedian was pretty sucky on TV last night.
  • *2002 R. Jay Driskill: Necropolis: A Collection of Spectres [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0595238939&id=oK5O8Mp5UeAC&pg=RA1-PA65&lpg=RA1-PA65&ots=V7UHvfqVAw&dq=%22Who%27s+isn%27t+sucky,+you+ask%3F+Mine%27s+exceedingly+sucky%22&sig=5F4GYYY4RZ5gfTyNsMcvKywGAp4]
    • My mother-in-law. Who's (SIC) isn't sucky', you ask? Mine's exceedingly ' sucky . More than average I'd say. She tries to turn my wife and kids against me...

    Noun

    (suckies)
  • A pacifier.

    • See also

    * sucky sucky/sucky-sucky

    Anagrams

    *

    sucker

    English

    Etymology 1

    From the verb (suck).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person or thing that sucks.
  • An organ or body part that does the sucking.
  • An animal such as the octopus and remora, which adhere to other bodies with such organs.
  • A piece of candy which is sucked; a lollipop.
  • (horticulture) An undesired stem growing out of the roots or lower trunk of a shrub or tree, especially from the rootstock of a grafted plant or tree.
  • (British, colloquial) A suction cup.
  • A suckling animal.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)
  • The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a pump basket.
    • (Boyle)
  • A pipe through which anything is drawn.
  • A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string attached to the center, which, when saturated with water and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure, with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be thus lifted by the string; formerly used by children as a plaything.
  • A parasite; a sponger.
  • * Fuller
    • They who constantly converse with men far above their estates shall reap shame and loss thereby; if thou payest nothing, they will count thee a sucker , no branch.
  • (slang, archaic) A hard drinker; a soaker.
  • A person that sucks; a general term of disparagement.
    • Synonyms
    * (piece of candy) lollipop

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To strip the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of suckers.
    • to sucker maize

    Etymology 2

    Possibly from the (Pig in a poke) scam, where victims were tricked into believing they were buying a young (that is a suckling) pig. Also possibly from suckener.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who is easily fooled, or gulled.
    • Synonyms
    * (one who is easily fooled) chump, fall-guy, fish, fool, gull, mark, mug, patsy, rube, schlemiel, soft touch * See also

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To fool someone; to take advantage of someone.
    • The salesman suckered him into signing an expensive maintenance contract.

    Etymology 3

    Possibly from German (thing).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A thing or object. Any thing or object being called attention to with emphasis, as in "this sucker".
    • Synonyms
    * thing, object

    See also

    * (wikipedia "sucker")

    Anagrams

    * English agent nouns