Toad Suck, Arkansas
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According to Bloomberg, Toad Suck, Arkansas, is more of an incorporated patch of land than an official town, but there’s nonetheless a small community at the heart of it. And, of course, the first question that tends to come up there is, “What’s with the name?”
As is often the case with strange names like this, it’s a figure of legend. Reportedly, a ferry once crossed the Arkansas River between Faulkner County and Perry County, and people used to drink a lot on the Perry County side. Apparently, church ladies used to describe regular visitors to that side by saying, “He’ll be sucking on a bottle so much he’s swollen up like a toad.”