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sucker-punch
[ suhk-er-puhnch ]
/ ËsÊk ÉrËpÊntÊ /
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verb (used with object) Slang.
to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
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sucker punch, nounWords nearby sucker-punch
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British Dictionary definitions for sucker-punch
sucker punch
noun
a sudden surprise punch, esp from behind
a sudden unexpected defeat or setback
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Other Idioms and Phrases with sucker-punch
sucker punch
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, âThe right lead [for a right-handed boxer] is called a sucker punch.â [Slang; mid-1900s]
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