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suckhole
(suck|hole)
Pronunciation:
/sʌkhəʊl/
noun
1
US
informal
a whirlpool:
figurative
the current hot majors will be career suckholes by the time you get your master’s degree
2
Canadian
&
Australian
vulgar slang
a sycophant.
verb
[
no object
]
Canadian
&
Australian
vulgar slang
behave in a sycophantic way towards someone:
he needs to quit
suckholing to
the business community
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