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sucks a lemon

sucks a lemon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of suck a lemon.

Meaning of suck a lemon

Verb

suck a lemon (third-person singular simple present sucks a lemon, present participle sucking a lemon, simple past and past participle sucked a lemon)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To be in a sour or negative mood.
    • I knew he must've woke up sucking a lemon when he didn't even say hello.

Questions about sucks a lemon

What is sucks a lemon the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sucks a lemon is the third-person singular simple present indicative of suck a lemon.

Words near sucks a lemon in the dictionary

  1. Suckow
  2. Suckows
  3. Suckramento
  4. sucks
  5. sucks a big one
  6. sucks a lemon
  7. sucks all the air out of
  8. sucks and blows
  9. sucks arse
  10. sucks ass
  11. sucks balls

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