suck-suck

English

Noun

suck-suck (uncountable)

  1. (Jamaica) sky juice (drink of shaved ice)

Jamaican Creole

Etymology

Reduplication; derived from English suck because the drink is sucked out of the bag.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsʌkˌsʌk/
  • Hyphenation: suck‧suck

Noun

suck-suck (plural suck-suck dem, quantified suck-suck)

  1. A snow cone served in a clear plastic bag instead of a cone; sky juice
    Synonym: sky juice
    Yuh nyam too much bun an' cheese and drink too much suck-suck. A suh come yuh suh pop-dung.
    You eat too much of that Jamaican sweet spice bread with cheese and you drink too much sky juice. That's why you're so weak.
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