What does suck suck?

[Narz]

suggestion:

It sucks energy from you, makes you weary and tired in a way.

That could be it but then why does blow blow?

 

[Narz]

In mexico it's a sign of endearment to bite some one and suck has mom right in the word mama mamar (yes my spanish spelling) sucks - oh did you see that it wasn't even on purpose

Makes sense, after all everyone (breast fed) starts their life sucking their mama.

 

[Elta]

That could be it but then why does blow blow?

Why is cocain blow when you snort,suck it into your nose?

 

[Atlas14]

I always thought it originated from someone implying that someone else is gay, by saying "You suck" from one boy to another, and then it deviated from that to people saying "This sucks", aka "This is homosexual", or "This is stupid". Im probably wrong though...

 

[Heretic_Cata]

Looks like no one really knows why suck sucks, but it appears to have certain sexual overtones. Of course, when I read your statement, my first thought was...well, unprintable here.

My thoughts exactly ...
Think about why "suck" and "blow" have similar meanings ...

Anyway i looked it up on the Urban Dictionary and this is what i got ... i hope this doesn't break any rule or anything ... :

Spoiler :

Not good. Bad.

The early Jazz musicians would say that a guy could really "Blow" if he had a good sound when playing the horn. If he couldn't play very well then they would say that he was "Sucking" on that horn. That's where the term "Suck" as being something bad came from.

Oddly enoguh, even though suck is the opposite of blow, blow is an insult also.

And again oddly enough , when i searched blow i only got cocain and the other meaning ...

 

[LLXerxes]

... perv's

Have you ever heard anybody 'suck' as in a good way? 'This sucks' is just a term to describe bad things, as 'you suck' is not a compliment, 'Suck it up' and 'Suck it in' are supposed to be harsh things today.

 

[Turner]

I'm sure you've said 'Sucks to be you' when someone complains about something good that happened to you that didn't happen to the someone else.

 

[Erik Mesoy]

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned goldfish yet. One theory that sounds as good to me as any other is that the worst a goldfish can do to you is to suck at your finger. And in some convoluted fashion, this made the word associated with uselessness.
Goldfish suck?