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sux

sux

1 9.9
Something disappointing or unpleasant
  • noun
  • /sʌks/
  • NSFW
: una mierda (informal)
  • The restaurant's service was sux, and I won't be returning again.

Examples

  • The car the villains use is the 6000 SUX, a not-so-subtle jab at the Pontiac 6000.

    Blog text (17)
  • My big problem with this whole outrage is that there is far too much disproportionate rage ("Valve suxs" / "Valve have screwed us"), which is taking away from legitimate worries.

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  • That movie was a total sux; I expected much better from it.

  • I thought the concert would be great, but the sound quality was really sux.

Synonyms

suckage
vssux
  • NSFW
2 9.9

A very bad or disappointing quality

is the same meaning but in a shorter playful written form

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Very good and likely to make you feel happy or amazed

∞ 1.0

Very good and better than most similar things

111 3.5

Of very high quality and extremely good

How Disappointing

fiasco
78 6.2
sux
  • NSFW
1 9.9
dud
  • Informal
20 4.7
letdown
20 3.4

Surface Forms

sux singular
suxes plural

Etymology

Sux as a noun comes from the slang sucks, based on the verb suck which shifted from 'to take into the mouth' to 'be disappointing'. So a sux is something that 'sucks'—a disappointment or an unpleasant thing.