Etymology

suffering succotash

Today it means: An exclamation of dismay. Full definition →

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The story

Catchphrase of Looney Tunes characters Sylvester the Cat and Daffy Duck. Euphemistic for "suffering savior".

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.