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- [soo k]
- /sʊk/
- /sʊk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [soo k]
- /sʊk/
Definitions of sook word
- noun sook Australia and New Zealand. a timid, cowardly person, especially a young person; crybaby. 1
- noun sook a baby 0
- noun sook a coward 0
- noun sook a calf 0
- verb sook to suck 0
- noun sook the act or an instance of sucking 0
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Origin of sook
First appearance:
before 1890 One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; probably from earlier sense “calf reared by hand,” perhaps suck(-calf), with spelling representing N England, Scots pronunciation of suck (but earliest cited pronunciation of sook is (so̅o̅k))
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Parts of speech for Sook
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sook popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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