suckitude

English

Etymology

From suck +‎ -itude, or sucky +‎ -tude; modelled after words such as altitude, gratitude, etc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

suckitude (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, informal) The condition, quality, extent, or measure of how much something or someone sucks; suckiness.
   • 2008, Dr. Denis Leary, Why We Suck:

     To anyone outside of the precious inner sanctum that includes you, your spouse, the kid's grandparents and some of the tiny dimwit's classmates—your kid sucks so bad he or she is a living breathing vacuum of suckitude.

   • 2010, Amanda Marcotte, Get Opinionated:

     Oh, I'm sure Obama intended to do the right thing when he started off, but the Three Principles of Eternal Democratic Suckitude tend to defeat all comers, [...]

   • 2011, Nancy Warren, Face-Off - Page 149:

     TAYLOR McBride let the suckitude of that word hang in the air until his agent nodded. “On ice?” Once more the disdainful tone.

Derived terms

• suckitudinal