"sux" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sux.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} sux (uncountable)
  1. (informal, organic chemistry) Suxamethonium. Tags: informal, uncountable Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-sux-en-noun-TMYLm349 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 9 50 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Audio: En-au-sux.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sux
  1. (nonstandard, slang) Sucks (in the sense of being inferior or objectionable). Tags: nonstandard, slang
    Sense id: en-sux-en-verb-vzAp86MQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for sux meaning in English (2.6kB)

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