sook

sook · verb¹

1. Old English · inherited fromsūcan“to suck”
2. English todaysook

English from the 14th century, Scottish from the 19th century. From Old English sūcan (“to suck”). See suck.

sook · noun, interjection²

Probably from suck. Compare sukey (attested 1838), Sucky (1844), Suke (1850); sook from 1906.

sook · noun³

Probably from dialectal suck as is Etymology 1 above. Compare 19th century British slang sock (“overgrown baby”), British dialect suckerel (“suckling foal, unweaned child”), Canadian suck (“crybaby”), Canadian suck (“sycophant”). From 1933.

sook · noun⁴

1. Arabic · derived fromسُوق“market”
2. English todaysook

From Arabic سُوق (sūq, “market”). From 1926. See souq.

sook · noun⁵

Unknown origin. From Chesapeake Bay, attested as early as 1948.

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