sucker-punch

[suhk-er-puhnch]

verb (used with object) Slang.

to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.

Related formssucker punch, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Related Words for suckerpunch

bushwhack, sucker-punch

Word Origin and History for suckerpunch

n.

also sucker punch, 1926, from sucker + punch. Figurative use by 1929. As a verb by 1942. Related: Sucker-punched.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper