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.

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?

Mar 27, 2013 · 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 …

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 …

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 …

Dec 10, 2024 · 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 …

Feb 3, 2023 · 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 …

Mar 10, 2017 · Left holding the bag - It actually dates back to the middle of the eighteenth century in Britain. The original version was to give somebody the bag to hold . You can imagine a …

Dec 31, 2014 · According to this website: In the mid-1800s, during the Victorian era, there was a rejection of all profanity and so the common people developed a wide variety of malapropisms …

The use of sucker to mean, in the OED’s definition, ‘A greenhorn, simpleton’ seems to be related to the use of the term to describe a young mammal before it is weaned.