sucked

past tense of suck, informal + sometimes impolite
as in smelled
to be objectionable or unsatisfactory it's amazing that a song that sucks so bad can be so popular

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Recent Examples of sucked If Rowan sucked at her job, she’d be fired. Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 25 Dec. 2024 Liverpool need to play a smart game and not get sucked into a frantic contest like United did. Oli Gamp, The Athletic, 22 Dec. 2024 Also, doing laundry communally sucked. Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024 God, the logistics of procuring alcohol underage sucked so hard. Emma Specter, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024 Not like the movies, you wont get sucked out. Ashley J. Dimella Fox News, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024 Friday of Week 4 was the Tyson-Paul fight, which sucked up the sports viewing oxygen. Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024 Most of the vote-offs were clearly telegraphed and the Redemption Island twist sucked the life out of Survivor's signature moment — the vote-off. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024 Kapadia at this point has completely sucked us in. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024

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“Sucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sucked. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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