supsop
supsóp with stress marks
to suck noisily
Usage Note
Supsop is an expressive, onomatopoeic verb describing the act of sucking — particularly noisily, as when eating shellfish, sucking on a bone for marrow, or drinking through a straw. It can be used literally in food contexts or figuratively to describe someone who takes advantage of another (sucking them dry of resources or goodwill).
Examples
" Huwag mong supsupin ang sabaw. "
Natural Translation
Don't slurp the soup.
Literal Translation
Don't you suck-noisily the soup.
" Narinig ko ang kanyang supsop. "
Natural Translation
I heard his/her suck noisily.
Literal Translation
Heard I the his/her suck noisily.
" Tuwing kakain kami ng halaan, masaya niyang sinusupsop ang laman habang nakaupo sa tabi ng dagat. "
Natural Translation
Whenever we eat clams, he/she happily sucks out the meat while sitting by the sea.
Literal Translation
Every-time eat we of clams, happy he/she sucks-noisily the flesh while seated at side of sea.
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