Sucker
Encyclopedia
General use
- LollipopLollipopA 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 DeathDoing 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 PeachesThe Teaches of PeachesThe 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 DudesAll the Young DudesAll 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 InternacionalBRB InternacionalBRB 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 KatesKimberley KatesKimberley 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 allSuckers: How alternative medicine makes fools of us allSuckers: 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 LJNLJNLJN 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 BaitSucker BaitSucker 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 betSucker betA 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 BrookSucker BrookSucker 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 holeSucker holeSucker 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, CaliforniaSucker Flat, CaliforniaSucker 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 FreeSucker FreeSucker 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 listSucker listA 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 MoneySucker MoneySucker 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 - SuckermouthSuckermouthIn 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 RiverSucker River-References:*...
, a river in Michigan, United States - Sucker rodSucker rodA 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 tracksSucker tracksSucker 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
- LumpsuckerLumpsuckerLumpsuckers 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 - SapsuckerSapsuckerThe 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 - SeersuckerSeersuckerSeersucker 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 SuckersSociety SuckersSociety 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 SuckerSuper SuckerSuper 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 DrySucker and DrySucker 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 NationSucker Creek Cree First NationSucker 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 CitySucker Free CitySucker 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, ManitoulinSucker Lake, ManitoulinSucker 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 SuckersIII: So Long SuckersIII: 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 CreekBig 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 RiverBlind Sucker River-References:*...
, a river in Michigan, United States - Clocking Out Is For SuckersClocking Out Is For SuckersClocking 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 RiverDead 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 SuckersDroppin' Many SuckersDroppin' 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 BrookLittle Massabesic Brook-Sucker BrookLittle 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 RiverLittle 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 SuckersLove Is for SuckersLove 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 BreakNever Give a Sucker an Even BreakNever 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, ManitobaRed Sucker Lake, ManitobaRed 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 SuckerSad Sappy SuckerSad 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 GeckoSeychelles Sucker-tailed GeckoThe 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 SuckerSo Long SuckerSo 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 ParadeSome Other Sucker's ParadeSome 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 RecordingsSome Sucker's Life, Part 1: Demos and Lost RecordingsSome 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, SuckerSweet Dreams, SuckerSweet 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 minuteThere'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 SuckerWhomp 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! SuckerWise 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