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how can i use "sucks"?does it mean "bad"? and i wanna know is it verb or adjective or what thanks
Jun 12, 2010 7:26 PM
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Just to be clear ... yes, this is a "bad" term based on its origin, which is a direct reference to a sex act. However, it is used so commonly now, even by young children speaking to adults, that we have become desensitized to it. You will hear it at all levels of casual conversation in America.
But a note of caution: Some of us in the "older generation" still cringe when we hear it used so blatantly, although there is little we can do about it. I would say avoid it in formal conversations with your elders, in job interviews, etc.
To answer the grammar part of your question, it is a verb (see reference to sex act above). I respectfully decline to offer you any sample sentences. Just google it.
June 12, 2010
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Suck/s is a verb.
The standard meaning: "The child sucks his thumb."
The informal / slang meaning is that something is bad, worthless.
"This music sucks. Turn it off."
"It really sucks that you lost your wallet."
"This dinner really sucks. I really should learn how to cook."
June 12, 2010
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