suckered

Meanings

• Adjective

  Having been deceived or cheated, often unwittingly.

  - "After losing all his money in the stock market, John felt really suckered."
  - "The car salesman tried to sucker me into buying an expensive extended warranty."

• Verb

  To deceive or cheat someone, often with a false promise or misrepresentation.

  - "The con artist suckered several unsuspecting tourists out of their money."
  - "The politician was accused of suckering voters with empty promises."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with suckered
mucker , duckered , rucker,ucker , pucker , shucker

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Variants

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sucker , suckered , suckering , suckers , sucker into , suckered into , suckering into , suckers into

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'having been sucked in', from the idea of being drawn into a situation unwillingly, as if by a vacuum.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'suckered' first appeared in print in the late 1800s.

2. In some dialects, the past tense of 'suck' is 'sucked', not 'suckered'. However, the latter usage is more common in modern English.

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Related Concepts

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1. Deception: The act of deceiving or misleading someone, often with the intention of gaining an advantage.

2. Cheating: The act of gaining an unfair advantage, often at the expense of others.

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Culture

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In literature, 'suckered' is often used to describe a character who has been deceived or cheated, such as in Mark Twain's 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'. In art, there are several depictions of the concept of being 'suckered', such as in the painting 'The Cardsharps' by Caravaggio.

How to Memorize "suckered"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a situation where someone is being deceived or cheated, such as a con artist picking someone's pocket or a politician making a false promise.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'suckered' with the feeling of being deceived or cheated, such as feeling foolish or angry.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Sucker: Someone Unwittingly Cheated And Ripped Off' to remember the meaning of the word.

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