(In a geriatric hospital, someone who seems to be a staff was playing a curling with an old woman who seems to be a patient in the hospital.)
A staff : You suck, Gertrude.
An old woman patient : You suck.
A staff : Yeah, I suck so bad I just skunked you. Which means, you gotta eat your pills.
It's not my fault you got no game.
Question 1. To me, "you suck" sounds very very rude in this situation.
I guess "You suck" is the vulgar way to say "You are terrible at something(in this case "playing game") Right?
I want to know if while playing something like a game, they may say this to even older adults? Does sound natural to you English-native speaker?
Question 2. He said "you got no game". What does game mean in this?
"Score"? or "ability of game" or "luck of the game"? Which one?
Best Answer
"You suck" or specifically "you suck at XXX" means indeed that somebody is very bad at something.
"You got no game" means "you do not have the skills to give me any competition in this game".
These expressions are certainly not to be used in any situation unless it is very informal!
This would normally only be said between good friends, in similar situations where other insulting expressions would also be allowed and appreciated.
So normally, this would not be a normal way for a medical staff member to address a patient, however, in some cases the staff forms a very informal relationship with (especially) elderly patients, because it helps them to communicate effectively with them. Even if there is no actual close relationship, it can sometimes help to address people as if they are part of a group of friends.
(In the example, the staff member had difficulties getting the patient to take her pill, so he challenged her to a game - probably knowing full well she would not win!)