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View synonyms for sucker-punch
sucker-punch
[ suhk-er-puhnch ]
verb (used with object)
, Slang.
- to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
sucker punch
noun
- a sudden surprise punch, esp from behind
- a sudden unexpected defeat or setback
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Idioms and Phrases
An unexpected blow, as in They felt that suddenly raising the interest rate was a sucker punch to the administration . This expression comes from boxing, where it is used for a punch delivered unexpectedly; boxing great Jack Dempsey wrote, “The right lead [for a right-handed boxer] is called a sucker punch.” [ Slang ; mid-1900s]Advertisement
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