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sook

sook
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [soo k]
    • /sʊk/
    • /sʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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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sook usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with sook

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