sus

¹

[ suhs ]

adjective

, Slang.

1. suspicious: She says they’re just friends, but she’s been acting pretty sus around my boyfriend.

   He called in sick on the day we all had to stay late for inventory, which seemed a little bit sus to me.

   She says they’re just friends, but she’s been acting pretty sus around my boyfriend.

sus-

²

1. variant of sub- before c, p, t: susceptible.

sus

/ sʌs /

noun

1. suspicion
2. a suspect

adjective

1. suspicious

verb

1. a variant spelling of suss

Word History and Origins

Origin of sus¹

First recorded in 1935–40; shortening of suspicious ( def ); suss ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of sus¹

C20: shortened from suspicion

Example Sentences

No “rizz” is to be found, no cap, and while what surfers might say in the water to each other may be “sus,” you’re more likely to hear “gnarly” intertwined with “drop-in” or “barrel.”

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No “rizz” is to be found, no cap, and while what surfers might say in the water to each other may be “sus,” you’re more likely to hear “gnarly” intertwined with “drop-in” or “barrel.”

From Los Angeles Times

Aunque está por ver si la alcaldesa -y sus electores- cumplirán sus respectivas promesas, el comité organizador de París 2024 tiene muchos más asuntos que tratar.

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En medio de las quejas por el precio de las entradas, una encuesta de 2023 sugería que el 44% de los residentes en París y sus alrededores han llegado a pensar que la organización de los Juegos es “algo malo”.

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Los organizadores de París sólo pueden esperar que sus Olimpiadas sigan una tendencia conocida.

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