suckery
State of naivety
Suckery is the quality or state of being terrible, disappointing, or worthy of contempt.
The word derives from the slang sense of suck meaning to be bad or inadequate: The sheer suckery of this situation is hard to overstate.
Informal and slightly playful, it names an abstract condition of awfulness.
Dishonest money-making scheme
- conArgument against
- fraudIntentional criminal trickery
- swindleDeception for financial gain
- ripoffFraudulent overcharge
hustle · trickery · fleecing · bamboozle · grift · racket · exploitation · predatory
Lack of success
- ineptitudeLack of ability
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
- amateurishLacking professional skill
clumsy · fumbling · mediocrity · sloppiness · half-assed · subpar · lousy · poor quality
scam
Dishonest money-making scheme
ripoff · hustle · trickery · fleecing · bamboozle · grift · racket · exploitation · predatory · misleading
failure
Lack of success
- ineptitudeLack of ability
- bunglingMishandling through incompetence
- botchedPoorly executed, spoiled
amateurish · clumsy · fumbling · mediocrity · sloppiness · half-assed · subpar · lousy · poor quality · second-rate
shoot
Discharge or capture
propagation · pruning · lateral · sprout · vine · sapling · regrowth · budding · transplant · grafting
suckerysavviness
Practical know-how
shrewdness · astuteness · canniness · street smarts · worldliness
suckeryhustling
Hurrying or swindling
grifting · exploitation · sharp practice · cunning · slickness
- sucker punchUnanticipated strike without warning
- sucked upObsequiously sought approval
- sucked inTricked into involvement
- sucked it upTolerated despite difficulty
- sucked a lemonAte tart citrus directly
- sucker punchesBlows thrown without warning