Meanings
nounhoneysuck (countable and uncountable, plural honeysucks)
plural honeysucks
- archaiccountabledialectaluncountablehoneysuckle
Wild honeysucks climb on the walls
1916, Thomas Hardy, Domicilium
Origin
- Old Englishhuniġsūce
- Middle Englishhonysoke
- Englishhoneysuck
From Middle English honysoke, from Old English huniġsūce, huniġsūge; equivalent to honey + suck.
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honeysuck. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeysuck
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“honeysuck.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeysuck. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honeysuck,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honeysuck.
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