7. slang. A deception; a disappointing event or result. Also suck-in. 1856 DOW Serm. II. 316 (Bartlett) A monstrous humbuga grand suck in. 1872 SCHELE DE VERE Americanisms 639 Suck in, as a noun and as a verb, is a graphic Western phrase to express deception. 1877 N.W. Linc. Gloss., Suck, Suck-in, an imposition, a disappointment. The use of the word suck to indicate fellatio is listed in the OED as beginning in 1941. Courtney Chartier wrote: > a somewhat unsatisfying explanation: > > www.yaelf.com/aueFAQ/mifsckbvrynstsfyng.shtml > >> please enlighten me. >> >> I wish that people would be mindful of where that expression >> originated. >> >> >> On Donnerstag, Apr 27, 2006, at 13:55 US/Eastern, [log in to unmask] >> wrote: >> > ... the process sucks... >> >> > >> Thanks, > >> Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC > > > -- > > Courtney Chartier > Library Assistant I > Professional Librarian > Center for American History > The University of Texas at Austin > (512)495-4558 > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the > Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of > participation, please refer to > http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. > > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES > To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] > > Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at > http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html > > Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]> > A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>