Definitions by songwriter Nappy Martin

chews the root 

(loosely) Really, really, really sucks.

This New Jersey slang phrase is the only expression I know of that can decisively trump "sucks"; how, methinks, is self-explanatory.

I thought the first band sucked, but that next one, they really chewed the root.

chews the root by songwriter Nappy Martin September 6, 2005