Timeline for Why does "sucker" mean "unexpected" in "Sucker Punch"?
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| Feb 1, 2017 at 17:08 | comment | added | Yosef Baskin | The sucker in the expression means that if we fight face to face, you have a chance to see a punch coming, but I treat you like a sucker or fool if I surprise you on the side or back, when you cannot see. So the sucker punch is any sneak attack, a form of cheating by treating you like dirt, not a peer deserving of respect and rules. | |
| Aug 2, 2011 at 6:57 | vote | accept | Mehper C. Palavuzlar | ||
| Aug 1, 2011 at 10:26 | comment | added | JoseK | My thoughts exactly. The implication in boxing would be you've been suckered by an unexpected or rather underhand blow. Wikipedia says the term is generally reserved for situations where the way in which the blow has been delivered is considered unfair or unethical | |
| Aug 1, 2011 at 10:21 | history | answered | Robusto | CC BY-SA 3.0 |