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suck the kumara

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
suck- the ku-mara
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To die.

New Zealand usage; Slang

Etymology

Presumably because both a buried corpse and a kumara (“sweet potato”) are found under the earth.

Usage

Inflected Forms

sucks the kumara (present, singular) sucking the kumara (participle, present) sucked the kumara (participle, past) sucked the kumara (past)

Synonyms

kick the bucket bite the dust

Questions

What does suck the kumara mean?
To die.
Where does suck the kumara come from?
Presumably because both a buried corpse and a kumara (“sweet potato”) are found under the earth.

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