suki

plural sukis

1. Philippinesbusinessa favored customer; a regular who receives preferential treatment

   Near the opposite end of the suki continuum, the "subjective" pole, are special suki.

   1973, William G. Davis, Social Relations in a Philippine Market: Self-interest and Subjectivity, →ISBN, page 230

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   Frequent buyers in a particular store become the suki, so that with this kind of a relationship, the marketgoer gets an extra treat, like obtaining more tomatoes for the price of a kilo.

   2007, Isabel S. Panopio, Realidad Santico Rolda, Society & Culture, →ISBN, page 216

   The suki relationship in the Philippines, a credit/marketing linkage, is often assumed to be exploitative of the fisher.

   2011, Robert S. Pomeroy, Neil Andrew, Small-scale Fisheries Management, →ISBN, page 169

plural sukis

1. JapangovernmentAn opening to the enemy; a weak spot that provides an advantage for one's opponent.

   This gluing is "stoppage," and every stoppage means giving an advantage to the enemy, which is a suki.

   1959, Daisetz Teitarō Suzuki, Zen and Japanese culture, page 143

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   When you receive a strike, it is because there is a suki. Your opponent draws your attention to your weak spots, and you endeavor to ensure that you do not receive a strike in the same place again.

   1997, Hiroshi Ozawa, Kendo: The Definitive Guide, →ISBN, page 20

   Often, though, a suki to the chest will cause the sword to become lodged between bone and cartilage making it very difficult to quickly remove.

   2006, Kevin L. Seiler, Donald J. Seller, Karate-do, →ISBN, page 61

1. pluralplural of suka

alternative Sookie · alternative Sukey

1. A female given name.

   Suki Waterhouse admits there were some “scary” parts of working in fashion as a model. The singer and mom, 34, looked back on her early career in a new cover story for Nylon published on Sept. 9 and opened up about the “loads of bulls--t going on” when she first set foot in the industry at 16.

   2026 September 9, Michelle Lee, “Suki Waterhouse Reflects on ‘Scary’ Encounters in Early Modeling Career”, in People