Sucker meaning in English
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Definition
a sucker (slang): a fool, an idiot, a loser (US slang)
Examples
- "See you suckers!"
- "Good luck with the rest of your shift, sucker!"
- "Philip : Got you, sucker!"
- "Philip : Got you sucker!"
Exercise 1
Philip uses several insulting words in the dialogue. Match each term to the appropriate definition!
This term is used as an insult towards people who are easily deceived, tricked, or fooled: .
The next term is used to describe primates who live in trees, and also silly people: .
The opposite of winners: .
Finally, this term is used to mean incompetent or useless: . (Literally, it describes someone who can't walk).
This term is used as an insult towards people who are easily deceived, tricked, or fooled: .
The next term is used to describe primates who live in trees, and also silly people: .
The opposite of winners: .
Finally, this term is used to mean incompetent or useless: . (Literally, it describes someone who can't walk).
Philip uses several insulting words in the dialogue. Match each term to the appropriate definition!
This term is used as an insult towards people who are easily deceived, tricked, or fooled: suckers 1.
The next term is used to describe primates who live in trees, and also silly people: monkeys 2.
The opposite of winners: losers 3.
Finally, this term is used to mean incompetent or useless: lame 4. (Literally, it describes someone who can't walk).
This term is used as an insult towards people who are easily deceived, tricked, or fooled: suckers 1.
The next term is used to describe primates who live in trees, and also silly people: monkeys 2.
The opposite of winners: losers 3.
Finally, this term is used to mean incompetent or useless: lame 4. (Literally, it describes someone who can't walk).
1 suckers: "Suckers" is the best choice here. Literally, "to suck" is to pull something using suction, often into your mouth. For example, we can suck a sweet or suck on a pipe, and vacuum cleaners suck up dirt. In modern slang, if "(a film) sucks", it is a bad film. Similarly, a "sucker" is a stupid or foolish person.
1 lame: This is incorrect. "Lame" is an insult that specifically targets someone's lack of ability.
1 losers: This is incorrect. "Loser" is a general insult applying to anyone not worthy of respect.
1 monkeys: This is incorrect. "Monkey" is an insult meant to ridicule someone for being silly.
2 monkeys: This is the right answer. Calling someone a monkey is a way to say they are being ridiculous or silly. Here's another example: "My son is a little monkey - he's always causing trouble".
2 losers: This is incorrect. "Loser" is a general insult applying to anyone not worthy of respect.
2 lame: This is incorrect. "Lame" is an insult that specifically targets someone's lack of ability.
2 suckers: This is incorrect. Calling someone a "sucker" implies particularly that they are gullible, or easy to take advantage of.
3 losers: This is correct. Literally, a "loser" is the opposite of a "winner". In slang, the term "loser" is used to describe someone who is "not cool" or who is very unsuccessful. Here's another example: "Your ex-boyfriend is a loser. You're better off without him".
3 monkeys: This is incorrect. "Monkey" is an insult meant to ridicule someone for being silly.
3 suckers: This is incorrect. Calling someone a "sucker" implies that they are gullible, or easy to take advantage of.
3 lame: This is incorrect. "Lame" is an insult that specifically targets someone's lack of ability.
4 lame: "Lame" is the right answer here. Literally, a "lame" person is someone who can't walk, or has injured legs or feet. When used in slang, saying people are "lame" is a way of suggesting that they are failures. We can also describe things as "lame": "That film was lame. I didn't enjoy it at all".
4 losers: This is incorrect. "Loser" is a general insult applying to anyone not worthy of respect.
4 monkeys: This is incorrect. "Monkey" is an unusual insult, meant to lightly ridicule someone for being silly.
4 suckers: This is incorrect. Calling someone a "sucker" implies that they are gullible, or easy to take advantage of.
Exercise 2
Fill in the blanks with words from the conversation you just heard. Remember to conjugate verbs!
This term describes "uncooked" food: "Sushi is made from fish."
This term describes ending a telephone conversation: "After Philip finished talking, he the phone." (two words)
This noun describes a period of time worked: "It's the end of my ! I should go home and sleep."
This term describes "uncooked" food: "Sushi is made from fish."
This term describes ending a telephone conversation: "After Philip finished talking, he the phone." (two words)
This noun describes a period of time worked: "It's the end of my ! I should go home and sleep."
Fill in the blanks with words from the conversation you just heard. Remember to conjugate verbs!
This term describes "uncooked" food: "Sushi is made from raw 1 fish."
This term describes ending a telephone conversation: "After Philip finished talking, he hung up 2 the phone." (two words)
This noun describes a period of time worked: "It's the end of my shift 3! I should go home and sleep."
This term describes "uncooked" food: "Sushi is made from raw 1 fish."
This term describes ending a telephone conversation: "After Philip finished talking, he hung up 2 the phone." (two words)
This noun describes a period of time worked: "It's the end of my shift 3! I should go home and sleep."
1 raw: This is the right answer. Food that is "raw" has not been cooked. For example, raw tomatoes are great for you, but raw meat is usually not. Example: "Send this steak back to the kitchen! It's raw!".
2 hung up: This is the correct answer. To "hang up" a telephone is to end a telephone conversation. Originally, it meant that you placed, or "hung up" the handset on the receiver. The verb "to hang (up)" is irregular: hang up/hung up/hung up.
3 shift: This is a correct answer. A shift is a period of time worked, often around eight hours for full-time employees. To be "at the end of your shift" is to be almost finished working, about ready to go home. The term "shift" is generally used to refer to the working hours of people in the service industry (bar and restaurant workers) or laborers (e.g. factory workers).
Exercise 3
Philip uses several insulting words in the dialogue. Match each term to the appropriate definition!
This term is used as an insult towards people who are easily deceived, tricked, or fooled: .
The next term is used to describe primates who live in trees, and also silly people: .
The opposite of winners: .
Finally, this term is used to mean incompetent or useless: . (Literally, it describes someone who can't walk).
This term is used as an insult towards people who are easily deceived, tricked, or fooled: .
The next term is used to describe primates who live in trees, and also silly people: .
The opposite of winners: .
Finally, this term is used to mean incompetent or useless: . (Literally, it describes someone who can't walk).
Philip uses several insulting words in the dialogue. Match each term to the appropriate definition!
This term is used as an insult towards people who are easily deceived, tricked, or fooled: suckers 1.
The next term is used to describe primates who live in trees, and also silly people: monkeys 2.
The opposite of winners: losers 3.
Finally, this term is used to mean incompetent or useless: lame 4. (Literally, it describes someone who can't walk).
This term is used as an insult towards people who are easily deceived, tricked, or fooled: suckers 1.
The next term is used to describe primates who live in trees, and also silly people: monkeys 2.
The opposite of winners: losers 3.
Finally, this term is used to mean incompetent or useless: lame 4. (Literally, it describes someone who can't walk).
1 suckers: "Suckers" is the best choice here. Literally, "to suck" is to pull something using suction, often into your mouth. For example, we can suck a sweet or suck on a pipe, and vacuum cleaners suck up dirt. In modern slang, if "(a film) sucks", it is a bad film. Similarly, a "sucker" is a stupid or foolish person.
1 lame: This is incorrect. "Lame" is an insult that specifically targets someone's lack of ability.
1 losers: This is incorrect. "Loser" is a general insult applying to anyone not worthy of respect.
1 monkeys: This is incorrect. "Monkey" is an insult meant to ridicule someone for being silly.
2 monkeys: This is the right answer. Calling someone a monkey is a way to say they are being ridiculous or silly. Here's another example: "My son is a little monkey - he's always causing trouble".
2 losers: This is incorrect. "Loser" is a general insult applying to anyone not worthy of respect.
2 lame: This is incorrect. "Lame" is an insult that specifically targets someone's lack of ability.
2 suckers: This is incorrect. Calling someone a "sucker" implies particularly that they are gullible, or easy to take advantage of.
3 losers: This is correct. Literally, a "loser" is the opposite of a "winner". In slang, the term "loser" is used to describe someone who is "not cool" or who is very unsuccessful. Here's another example: "Your ex-boyfriend is a loser. You're better off without him".
3 monkeys: This is incorrect. "Monkey" is an insult meant to ridicule someone for being silly.
3 suckers: This is incorrect. Calling someone a "sucker" implies that they are gullible, or easy to take advantage of.
3 lame: This is incorrect. "Lame" is an insult that specifically targets someone's lack of ability.
4 lame: "Lame" is the right answer here. Literally, a "lame" person is someone who can't walk, or has injured legs or feet. When used in slang, saying people are "lame" is a way of suggesting that they are failures. We can also describe things as "lame": "That film was lame. I didn't enjoy it at all".
4 losers: This is incorrect. "Loser" is a general insult applying to anyone not worthy of respect.
4 monkeys: This is incorrect. "Monkey" is an unusual insult, meant to lightly ridicule someone for being silly.
4 suckers: This is incorrect. Calling someone a "sucker" implies that they are gullible, or easy to take advantage of.
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