suck-off

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhk awf, of]
- /sʌk ɔf, ɒf/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suhk awf, of]
- /sʌk ɔf, ɒf/

Definitions of suck-off word

verb with object suck-off to draw into the mouth by producing a partial vacuum by action of the lips and tongue: to suck lemonade through a straw. 1
verb with object suck-off to draw (water, moisture, air, etc.) by or as if by suction: Plants suck moisture from the earth. The pump sucked water from the basement. 1
verb with object suck-off to apply the lips or mouth to and draw upon by producing a partial vacuum, especially for extracting fluid contents: to suck an orange. 1
verb with object suck-off to put into the mouth and draw upon: to suck one's thumb. 1
verb with object suck-off to take into the mouth and dissolve by the action of the tongue, saliva, etc.: to suck a piece of candy. 1
verb with object suck-off to render or bring to a specified condition by or as if by sucking. 1

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Origin of suck-off

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (v.) Middle English souken, Old English sūcan, cognate with Latin sūgere; (noun) Middle English souke act of suckling, derivative of the noun; akin to soak

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Parts of speech for Suck-off

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Suck-off

suck-off popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".