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