"sug" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun|!}} sug (plural not attested)
  1. (informal) sugar; sweetheart (as a term of endearment) Tags: informal, no-plural
    Sense id: en-sug-en-noun-njKG24Lg Categories (other): English nouns with unattested plurals Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: sugs [present, singular, third-person], sugging [participle, present], sugged [participle, past], sugged [past]
Etymology: From the initial letters of selling under the guise of research, especially in the market industry. Head templates: {{en-verb}} sug (third-person singular simple present sugs, present participle sugging, simple past and past participle sugged)
  1. (informal) To market a product or service by means of purported market research. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-sug-en-verb-zukh-9~A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English nouns with unattested plurals: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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