suck-eggn.

Etymology: < suck- comb. form + egg n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsuck-egg.

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a. An animal that is reputed to suck eggs, e.g. a weasel, cuckoo; figurative an avaricious person.

b. A young fellow; slang. ‘a silly person’ (Barrère & Leland).

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1609 R. Armin Hist. Two Maids More-clacke sig. C3^v Where's this suck-egge, wheres Iack a boy?

a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) iii. 40 This Beard cannot get Children, you lank suckeggs, Unlesse such Weezels come from Court to help us.

c1640 Capt. Underwit v. i, in A. H. Bullen Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1883) II. 395 Con. Is there not a weesill crept into your Chamber, lady?..A Mounsier sucklegge [sic]. Sis. Do you take my Chamber for a henns neast?

1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice ii. 10 A Scholler Madam? a Schollers Egg—emptyed by old suck-Eggs, of all that Nature gave me.

1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1839) 1st Ser. v. 12 I guess, said he, if General Campbell knew what sort of a man that are magistrate was, he'd disband him pretty quick, he's a regular suck-egg.

1851 T. Sternberg Dial. & Folk-lore Northants. 109 Suck, Suck-egg, the cuckoo; also applied to a stupid fellow.

c. attributive. That sucks eggs. Also U.S. dialect (chiefly South and Midland), used to designate a dog regarded as the type of viciousness or worthlessness (also transferred).

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1631 F. Quarles Hist. Samson 282 The suck-egge Weasell.

1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 934 Of the first kinde is the Flesh-fly, Horse-fly, Oxe-fly, the Suck-egge-fly.

1892 Dial. Notes 1 232 He is as mean as a suck-egg dog.

1927 P. Green Unto Such Glory in One-act Plays for Stage & Study 3rd Ser. 104 He's a dirty low-down suck-egg dog.

1931 Virginia Q. Rev. 7 102 Hayes got up and slunk off like a suck-egg dog caught in the hen-house.

1958 ‘W. Henry’ Seven Men at Mimbres Springs ix. 107 But I will be a suck-egg son of a bitch if I can't tie my good arm behind me, stand on my bad leg only, and still whup me the living daylights out of any skinny little Alabama bast—.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	suck-egg
释义	suck-eggn. Etymology: < suck- comb. form + egg n.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsuck-egg. Thesaurus » Categories » a. An animal that is reputed to suck eggs, e.g. a weasel, cuckoo; figurative an avaricious person. b. A young fellow; slang. ‘a silly person’ (Barrère & Leland). ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > boy > [noun] knightc893 knapec1000 knaveOE knape childc1175 knave-childa1225 groom?c1225 knight-bairnc1275 pagec1300 mana1382 swainc1386 knave-bairna1400 little mana1425 man-childa1438 boy1440 little boya1475 lad1535 boykin1540 tomboya1556 urchin1556 loonc1560 kinchin-co(ve)1567 big boy1572 dandiprat1582 pricket1582 boy child1584 callant1597 suck-egg1609 nacketc1618 custrel1668 hospital-boy1677 whelp1710 laddie1721 charity-boy1723 pam-child1760 chappie1822 bo1825 boyo1835 wagling1837 shirttail boy1840 boysie1846 umfaan1852 nipper1859 yob1859 fellow-my-lad?1860 laddo1870 chokra1875 shegetz1885 spalpeen1891 spadger1899 bug1900 boychick1921 sonny boy1928 sonny1939 okie1943 lightie1946 outjie1961 oke1970 1609 R. Armin Hist. Two Maids More-clacke sig. C3^v Where's this suck-egge, wheres Iack a boy? a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) iii. 40 This Beard cannot get Children, you lank suckeggs, Unlesse such Weezels come from Court to help us. c1640 Capt. Underwit v. i, in A. H. Bullen Coll. Old Eng. Plays (1883) II. 395 Con. Is there not a weesill crept into your Chamber, lady?..A Mounsier sucklegge [sic]. Sis. Do you take my Chamber for a henns neast? 1685 J. Crowne Sir Courtly Nice ii. 10 A Scholler Madam? a Schollers Egg—emptyed by old suck-Eggs, of all that Nature gave me. 1836 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker (1839) 1st Ser. v. 12 I guess, said he, if General Campbell knew what sort of a man that are magistrate was, he'd disband him pretty quick, he's a regular suck-egg. 1851 T. Sternberg Dial. & Folk-lore Northants. 109 Suck, Suck-egg, the cuckoo; also applied to a stupid fellow. c. attributive. That sucks eggs. Also U.S. dialect (chiefly South and Midland), used to designate a dog regarded as the type of viciousness or worthlessness (also transferred). ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > eating specific substances or food > [adjective] > eating eggs suck-egg1631 ovivorous1812 society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > [adjective] > worthless forcouthc888 worthless1576 hilding1577 baggage1580 lorel1590 losel1601 ragamuffin1602 loselled1606 loselly1611 offala1626 ragamuffa1626 vagabond1630 good-for-nought1663 good-for-nothing1706 ne'er-do-well1773 ragabash1818 neat1824 scamping1832 scampish1847 wutless1853 trashy1862 ne'er-do-wellish1890 suck-egg1892 never-do-well1933 punk-ass1971 1631 F. Quarles Hist. Samson 282 The suck-egge Weasell. 1658 J. Rowland tr. T. Moffett Theater of Insects in Topsell's Hist. Four-footed Beasts (rev. ed.) 934 Of the first kinde is the Flesh-fly, Horse-fly, Oxe-fly, the Suck-egge-fly. 1892 Dial. Notes 1 232 He is as mean as a suck-egg dog. 1927 P. Green Unto Such Glory in One-act Plays for Stage & Study 3rd Ser. 104 He's a dirty low-down suck-egg dog. 1931 Virginia Q. Rev. 7 102 Hayes got up and slunk off like a suck-egg dog caught in the hen-house. 1958 ‘W. Henry’ Seven Men at Mimbres Springs ix. 107 But I will be a suck-egg son of a bitch if I can't tie my good arm behind me, stand on my bad leg only, and still whup me the living daylights out of any skinny little Alabama bast—. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < n.1609
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