horrid word

[informashun]

i cringe everytime i hear the word , sucks, used.
i guess its an americanism but does anyone know of the words origin and thus use.

[jno]

apart from its sexual connotation, which you're probably not thinking of, I always imagined it meant taking rather than giving.

[BigMac]

Try looking here:

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term =suck