sucker punch


sucker punch

verb

Definition of SUCKER PUNCH

transitive verb
: to punch (a person) suddenly without warning and often without apparent provocation
sucker punch noun

Examples of SUCKER PUNCH

  1. One of them sucker punched me.

First Known Use of SUCKER PUNCH

1964

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