suckery
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsʌkəɹi/
- Homophone: succory
Etymology 1
sucker + -y
Adjective
suckery (comparative more suckery, superlative most suckery)
- Covered in suckers (adhesive organs).
- Resembling or characteristic of a sucker.
- 2015, Davy Ocean, Deep-Sea Treasury (page 342)
- But before the minnow has a chance to answer, we're startled by a suckery sound from outside the cave.
- 2015, Davy Ocean, Deep-Sea Treasury (page 342)
Etymology 2
suck + -ery
Noun
suckery (uncountable)
- (slang) Things or behaviors that suck (are bad).