Sucker
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General use

  • Lollipop
    Lollipop
    A lollipop, pop, lolly, sucker, or sticky-pop is a type of confectionery consisting mainly of hardened, flavored sucrose with corn syrup mounted on a stick and intended for sucking or licking. They are available in many flavors and shapes.- Types :Lollipops are available in a number of colors and...

     or sucker, a type of confection
  • Sucker (slang), a slang term for someone considered gullible enough to fall for a very obvious prank or con and go about unaware of it
  • an Illinoisan (inhabitant of the state of Illinois, first acception 1833 in Oxford English Dictionary), so-called "after the fish of that name, from his going up the river to the mines, and returning at the season when the sucker makes its migrations"

Biology

  • Sucker (botany), a term for a basal shoot that grows from the base of a tree or shrub
  • Sucker (cephalopod anatomy), a cup-shaped part of tentacles or cephalopod arms of some animals
  • Sucker (parasitic worms anatomy)
    Sucker (parasitic worms anatomy)
    The sucker is an attachment organ of parasitic worms.-In Platyhelminths:In Platyhelminths , the sucker is called bothridium....

    , an attachment organ of parasitic worms

Music

  • Suckers (band)
    Suckers (band)
    -Further reading:*http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/arts/music/10local.html*http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1629986/20100119/suckers__1_.jhtml*http://www.prefixmag.com/features/suckers/interview-burr/40603/...

    , a Brooklyn-base band
  • "Sucker", a 1973 song by The J.B.'s from the album Doing It to Death
    Doing It to Death (album)
    Doing It to Death is an album by The J.B.'s, released in 1973 by People Records. The album includes a ten-minute version of the #1 R&B hit "Doing It to Death", which is led by Danny Ray's introduction to simulate his MC in concerts.-Track listing:...

  • "Sucker", a 2000 song by Peaches from The Teaches of Peaches
    The Teaches of Peaches
    The Teaches of Peaches is the second studio album by Canadian recording artist Peaches, and her first under the stage name Peaches. It was released on September 5, 2000 by Kitty-Yo...

  • "Suckers!", a 2007 song by Super Furry Animals from Hey Venus!
    Hey Venus!
    Hey Venus! is the eighth album by Welsh band Super Furry Animals. It was released on 27 August 2007 in the United Kingdom. Hey Venus! is the band's first full-length release on current label Rough Trade Records and, at just over 36 minutes, is also their shortest-running studio release...

  • "Sucker", a 1972 song by Mott the Hoople from the album All the Young Dudes
    All the Young Dudes
    All the Young Dudes is an album by Mott the Hoople, released in 1972. Their initial album for the CBS Records label , it was a turning point for the then-struggling British band. They were about to break up when David Bowie stepped in and gave them the song "All the Young Dudes"...


Entertainment

  • Suckers (cartoon), a cartoon by BRB Internacional
    BRB Internacional
    BRB Internacional is a Spanish animation studio which is best known for producing 1980s cartoon hits such as Around the World with Willy Fog, Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds and The World of David the Gnome....

  • "Suckers" (CSI), a 2003 episode of the American television series, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Suckers (film)
    Suckers (film)
    Suckers is a 2001 film written by Roger Nygard and Joe Yanetty which revolves around events at a car dealership. Suckers stars Daniel Benzali, Lori Loughlin, and Louis Mandylor and co-stars Walter Emanuel Jones...

    , a 1999 film revolving around illegal and unethical events at a car dealership
  • Sucker (film), a 2011 horror film produced by Kimberley Kates
    Kimberley Kates
    Kimberley Kates is an American actress and film producer.-Early life:Born in California, Kates grew up there and in Montana. Her biological father was killed by a drunk driver when she was a child. Kimberley was pre-med in College before winning a modeling contest which brought her back to Southern...

  • Suckers: How alternative medicine makes fools of us all
    Suckers: How alternative medicine makes fools of us all
    Suckers: How Alternative Medicine Makes Fools of Us All is a book about alternative medicine written by author and health journalist Rose Shapiro. It was published by Vintage Books in 2008. It covers very similar ground to Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst's book Trick or Treatment, but is written in a...

    , a 2008 book about alternative medicine written by Rose Shapiro
  • Suckers (toy), a toy line by LJN
    LJN
    LJN was an American toy company and video game publisher. It created toy lines and video games based on movies, television shows, and celebrities. It was headquartered in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, and later in Lyndhurst, New Jersey.-Founding:...


In expressions

  • Sucker Bait
    Sucker Bait
    Sucker Bait is a science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov. It was first serialized in the February and March 1954 issues of Astounding Science Fiction, and reprinted in the 1955 collection The Martian Way and Other Stories...

    , a 1954 science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov
  • Sucker bet
    Sucker bet
    A sucker bet is a term used to describe a gambling wager in which your expected return is significantly lower than your wager including:*parlays: One bet ticket written with at least two wagers ....

    , a bet based on something other than expected return
  • Sucker Brook
    Sucker Brook
    Sucker Brook is a small tributary of the Lawrence Brook in central New Jersey in the United States.-Course:Its source is several pools located in a housing development at . It travels in a pipe under Route 130, and then runs between a housing development...

    , a small tributary of the Lawrence Brook in central New Jersey in the United States
  • Sucker car, a car model by Chaparral Cars
  • Sucker hole
    Sucker hole
    Sucker hole is a colloquial term referring to a short spate of good weather that "suckers" sailors into leaving port just in time for a storm to resume at full force....

    , a colloquial boating and sailing term
  • Sucker fish (disambiguation)
  • Sucker Flat, California
    Sucker Flat, California
    Sucker Flat is an unincorporated community in Yuba County, California. It is located just northeast of Smartsville, at an elevation of 587 feet ....

    , an unincorporated community in Yuba County
  • Sucker Free
    Sucker Free
    Sucker Free, known as Sucker Free Daily on weekdays and then Sucker Free Countdown on Sundays, is MTV2's sole hip-hop video block. Previously, Sucker Free aired weekdays for one hour, then eventually sporadically until the week leading to February 28, 2010. Sucker Free Countdown, its 2 hour top 15...

    , MTV2's sole hip-hop video block
  • Sucker lamb, a term used in Australia for young milk-fed lambs
  • Sucker list
    Sucker list
    A sucker list is a list of people who have previously been successfully solicited for something.The major areas of "sucker lists" are solicitation of donations and fraud....

    , a list of persons who have previously been successfully solicited for something
  • Sucker MC's, a song by American hip hop group Run–D.M.C
  • Sucker Money
    Sucker Money
    Sucker Money is a 1933 American film directed by Dorothy Davenport and Melville Shyer.The film is also known as Victims of the Beyond in the United Kingdom.- Cast :*Mischa Auer as Swami Yomurda*Phyllis Barrington as Clare Walton...

    , a 1933 American film directed by Dorothy Davenport and Melville Shyer
  • Suckermouth
    Suckermouth
    In fishes, a suckermouth is a ventrally-oriented mouth adapted for grazing on algae and small organisms that grow on submerged objects....

    , a ventrally-oriented mouth found in fishes or tadpoles adapted for grazing on algae and small organisms that grow on submerged objects
  • Sucker punch (disambiguation)
  • Sucker River
    Sucker River
    -References:*...

    , a river in Michigan, United States
  • Sucker rod
    Sucker rod
    A sucker rod is a steel rod, typically between 25 and 30 feet in length, and threaded at both ends, used in the oil industry to join together the surface and downhole components of a reciprocating piston pump installed in an oil well...

    , a steel rod used to join together the surface and downhole components of a reciprocating piston pump installed in an oil well
  • Sucker tracks
    Sucker tracks
    Sucker tracks is a term used in skiing. When a skier enters a closed or dangerous area in powder snow they leave tracks that another less experienced skier may see, assume the route is safe, and decide to follow, while not understanding the danger that lies ahead....

    , a term used in skiing
  • Bloodsucker (disambiguation)
    Bloodsucker (disambiguation)
    Bloodsucker may refer to:* Bloodsucker, an animal that practices hematophagy* Bloodsucker, an alternate term for a vampire* Bloodsucker lizards, some agamid lizards of the genus Calotes* The Bloodsucker beetle, Rhagonycha fulva-Music:...

  • Cow sucker (Lampropeltis getula), a harmless colubrid species found in the United States and Mexico
  • Dust sucker, an alternative name for a vacuum cleaner
  • Leaf sucker (disambiguation)
  • Log sucker, a fish species in the genus Garra
  • Lumpsucker
    Lumpsucker
    Lumpsuckers or lumpfish are mostly small scorpaeniform marine fish of the family Cyclopteridae. They are found in the cold waters of the Arctic, North Atlantic, and North Pacific oceans...

     (Cyclopteridae), a marine fish family found in the Arctic, North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans
  • Sapsucker
    Sapsucker
    The Sapsuckers form the genus Sphyrapicus within the woodpecker family Picidae. All are found in North America.As their name implies, sapsuckers feed primarily on the sap of trees, moving among different tree and shrub species on a seasonal basis...

    , a bird in the genus Sphyrapicus within the woodpecker family found in North America
  • Seersucker
    Seersucker
    Seersucker is a thin, puckered, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped or checkered, used to make clothing for spring and summer wear. The word came into English from Hindustani , which originates from the Persian words "shir o shekar", meaning "milk and sugar", probably from the resemblance of its...

    , a thin, all-cotton fabric, commonly striped or checkered, used to make clothing for spring and summer wear
  • Society Suckers
    Society Suckers
    Society Suckers are breakcore producers Christian Gierden and NishingaTheir 1997 debut 12" "Anti-carnivore" featured ultrahigh frequency melodies and breakbeats...

    , breakcore producers Christian Gierden and Nishinga
  • Solder sucker, a tool used for desoldering in electronics
  • Super Sucker
    Super Sucker
    Super Sucker is a 2003 film featuring Jeff Daniels, Harve Presnell, and Kate Peckham.Filmed in Jackson, Michigan, Daniels and Presnell play Fred Barlow and Winslow Schnaebelt, the heads of two different groups of door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen who are competing for the same territory. Their...

    , a 2003 film directed by Jeff Daniels


and also:
  • Sucker and Dry
    Sucker and Dry
    Sucker And Dry was the second 7" to be released by the American indie rock band Cursive. It was released in 1997. The only format it was available in was 7"....

    , a 1997 7" by the American indie rock band Cursive
  • Sucker Creek Cree First Nation
    Sucker Creek Cree First Nation
    Sucker Creek Cree First Nation is a Cree nation located along the shore of Lesser Slave Lake near Enilda, Alberta. It is a Treaty 8 nation.-Notable members:*Harold Cardinal*Linsay Willier*Lorne Cardinal...

    , a Cree nation located along the shore of Lesser Slave Lake near Enilda, Alberta, Canada
  • Sucker Free City
    Sucker Free City
    Sucker Free City is a 2004 film directed by Spike Lee. The film examines white, black, and Chinese characters in San Francisco and the conflicts they encounter with each other. The film was intended to be the pilot for a Showtime television series. Showtime declined to pick up the series...

    , a 2004 film directed by Spike Lee
  • Sucker Lake, Manitoulin
    Sucker Lake, Manitoulin
    Sucker Lake is located near the town of Manitowaning, Ontario. It has two islands; there is a prevalent population of brown trout near a shoal off Bubs Island....

    , a lake located near the town of Manitowaning, Ontario, Canada
  • III: So Long Suckers
    III: So Long Suckers
    III: So Long Suckers is the third and final album by Finnish doom metal band Reverend Bizarre. Released on 8 August 2007, it is a double album....

    , a 2007 album by Finnish doom metal band Reverend Bizarre
  • Big Sucker Creek
    Big Sucker Creek
    -See also:*List of rivers of Minnesota-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota...

    , a river of Minnesota, United States
  • Blind Sucker River
    Blind Sucker River
    -References:*...

    , a river in Michigan, United States
  • Clocking Out Is For Suckers
    Clocking Out Is For Suckers
    Clocking Out Is For Suckers is Drake Tungsten's first album, released in 1994 on cassette only and distributed to the Austin, Texas area. Many of the tracks were re-recorded and re-released on later Spoon albums.-Tracklisting:...

    , a 1994 album by Drake Tungsten
  • Dead Sucker River
    Dead Sucker River
    -References:*...

    , a river in Michigan, United States
  • Don't Be a Sucker!
    Don't Be a Sucker!
    Don't Be a Sucker! is an anti-racist propaganda film produced by the US War Department in 1947. An American who has been listening to a racist rabble-rouser is warned off by a naturalized Hungarian immigrant, who explains to him how racist demagogy allowed the Nazis to rise to power in Germany,...

    , an anti-racist propaganda film produced by the US War Department in 1947
  • Droppin' Many Suckers
    Droppin' Many Suckers
    Droppin' Many Suckers is the debut full length release from New York band Madball.-Track listing:...

    , a 1987 full length by New York band Madball
  • Duck, You Sucker!, a 1971 spaghetti western film directed by Sergio Leone
  • Little Massabesic Brook-Sucker Brook
    Little Massabesic Brook-Sucker Brook
    Little Massabesic Brook and Sucker Brook form a stream located in southern New Hampshire in the United States. They are tributaries of Massabesic Lake, part of the Merrimack River and Gulf of Maine watersheds...

    , a stream located in southern New Hampshire in the United States
  • Little Sucker River
    Little Sucker River
    -See also:*List of rivers of Minnesota,china-References:**USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Minnesota...

    , a river of Minnesota, United States
  • Love Is for Suckers
    Love Is for Suckers
    Love Is for Suckers is the fifth album by the heavy metal band Twisted Sister. According to the Live At Wacken DVD, the material was originally meant to be a solo album by Twisted Sister's lead singer, Dee Snider, but the label pushed for it to be released under the Twisted Sister name instead....

    , a 1987 album by Twisted Sister
  • Sucker-footed bat, a bat species in the genus Myzopoda endemic to Madagascar
  • Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
    Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
    Never Give a Sucker an Even Break is a 1941 Universal Pictures comedy film starring W.C. Fields. Fields also wrote the original story, under the pseudonym "Otis Criblecoblis". Fields plays himself, searching for a chance to promote a surreal screenplay he has written, whose several framed sequences...

    , a 1941 film written by and starring W.C. Fields
  • Pygmy Snail Sucker (Sibon sanniola), a small snake species found in Mexico, Belize and Guatemala
  • Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba
    Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba
    Red Sucker Lake is a First Nation community in Manitoba.-See also:* Red Sucker Lake Airport, an airport located adjacent to Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba, Canada* Red Sucker Lake Water Aerodrome, an aerodrome adjacent to Red Sucker Lake, Manitoba, Canada...

    , Canada
  • Sad Sappy Sucker
    Sad Sappy Sucker
    Sad Sappy Sucker is the name of a 2001 album release by indie rock band Modest Mouse. Originally slated to be Modest Mouse's debut album, Sad Sappy Sucker was shelved for several years until its eventual release in 2001, on the heels of the popularity of The Moon & Antarctica...

    , a 2001 album release by indie rock band Modest Mouse
  • Seychelles Sucker-tailed Gecko
    Seychelles Sucker-tailed Gecko
    The Seychelles Sucker-tailed Gecko is a species of lizard in the Gekkonidae family.It is endemic to Seychelles....

     (Urocotyledon inexpectata), a lizard species endemic to Seychelles
  • So Long Sucker
    So Long Sucker
    So Long Sucker is a board game invented in 1950 by John Forbes Nash, Mel Hausner, Lloyd S. Shapley and Martin Shubik. It is a four-person bargaining/economic strategy game. Each player begins the game with 7 chips, and in the course of play, attempts to acquire all the other players' chips. This...

    , a 1950 board game
  • Some Other Sucker's Parade
    Some Other Sucker's Parade
    Some Other Sucker's Parade is the fifth studio album by Del Amitri, released on 24 June 1997. It reached number 6 in the UK Albums Chart.- History :The album's recording was characterised by changes in personnel...

    , a 1997 studio album by Del Amitri
  • Some Sucker's Life, Part 1: Demos and Lost Recordings
    Some Sucker's Life, Part 1: Demos and Lost Recordings
    Some Sucker's Life, Part 1: Demos and Lost Recordings is Paula Kelley's third solo debut. The album is a collection of songs that were unreleased. It was released in April 2006.-Track listing:#"High Boots"#"Born to be a Star"#"Burnin' For You"...

    , a 2006 album by Paula Kelley
  • Sweet Dreams, Sucker
    Sweet Dreams, Sucker
    Sweet Dreams, Sucker is an album released in 2007 by the power pop band Treaty of Paris.-Track listing:#Here Goes Nothing#Waking Up the Dead#Quits#Rollerskates#Elvis Lives#I'll Come Back#Hello Nurse#State Tollway#New Improved#Tired All the Time...

    , a 2007 album by the power pop band Treaty of Paris
  • There's a sucker born every minute
    There's a sucker born every minute
    "There's a sucker born every minute" is a phrase often credited to P. T. Barnum , an American showman. It is generally taken to mean that there will always be many gullible people in the world.-Attribution to Barnum:...

    , a phrase often credited to American showman P.T. Barnum
  • Watch It, Sucker!, a 1972 album by American comic and actress LaWanda Page
  • Whomp That Sucker
    Whomp That Sucker
    -Personnel:* Russell Mael, vocals* Ron Mael, keyboards and synthesizers* Bob Haag, guitar and additional background vocals* Leslie Bohem, bass guitar and additional background vocals* David Kendrick, drums...

    , a 1981 album by Sparks
  • Wise Up! Sucker
    Wise Up! Sucker
    "Wise Up! Sucker" is a single by Pop Will Eat Itself released in 1989 from the album This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This! The single peaked on the UK Singles Chart at #41....

    , a 1989 single by Pop Will Eat Itself
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