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Definition

To be in a sour or negative mood.

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Origins

From the grimace one sometimes gets from tasting the tartness of a lemon's citric acid.

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In Context

  • "I knew he must've woke up sucking a lemon when he didn't even say hello."
  • "Yesterday I woke up sucking a lemon / Everything, Everything, Everything / In its right place"
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