sufferin succotash

Feline frustration phrase

Sufferin succotash is a mild, old-fashioned exclamation of frustration or surprise, a euphemistic replacement for "suffering savior" or similar oaths.

The phrase is primarily associated with Looney Tunes cartoon character Sylvester the Cat, whose exasperated lisp made it his signature catchphrase.

Outside cartoon references, the expression sounds deliberately corny or ironic: Sufferin succotash, I locked myself out again.

Related
  • SylvesterForest-derived masculine name
  • cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
  • catSmall furry housepet
  • lispSibilant pronunciation difficulty
  • exclamationForceful sudden utterance

Looney Tunes · Tweety · frustration · catchphrase · speech bubble · Warner Bros · animated shorts · animated · chase · canary · slapstick · comic relief · exasperation · dagnabbit · Saturday morning · Mel Blanc · voice acting · tuxedo cat

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profanity intensity

sufferin succotashgoddamn

Profane intensifier expressing frustration

holy shit · what the fuck · fucking hell · son of a bitch · motherfucker

emotional valence

sufferin succotashhooray

Exclamation of delight

hallelujah · yippee · whoopee · yahoo · fantastic

Family

suffer, suffering, suffered, sufferer, sufferers, suffers, insufferable, insufferably

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Mostly American · Everyday, not technical · Rated G