sus
adjective
suspicious: She says they’re just friends, but she’s been acting pretty sus around my boyfriend.
sus
1 American
[suhs]
/ sʌs /
adjective
Slang.
sus-
2
American
sus
British
/ sʌs /
noun
-
suspicion
-
a suspect
adjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of sus
First recorded in 1935–40; shortening of suspicious ( def. ); see also suss ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Numa dies clutching a piece of paper that paraphrases John 15:13 in the Bible: “No hay amor más grande que el que de la vida por sus amigos.”
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2024
There had already been riots in Brixton that April, over the increased use of a new stop-and-search policy, the so-called sus law, which was named Operation Swamp.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2022
Now “’swonderful” and “’smarvelous” May suit you to a T. But “fash” and “pash” and all the rest – They just seem sus to me.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2022
His full name and years of life were in the middle, along with the legend “Recuerdo de sus padres y hermanos” — “A memento of Jose’s parents and siblings.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
“In fact, my uncle Charley has never been better. He’s about to become something of a hero. Let’s just say that tomorrow mi tío hará que sus antepasados se sientan muy, muy orgullosos.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
Sometimes in jails like this, the guards resist uncuffing clients, arguing that it’s not safe or permitted to take the handcuffs off a sus- pect during a legal visit.
From MSNBC ● Oct. 22, 2014
His technical point will presumably be sus- tained when Messrs. Atlee Pomerene and Owen J. Roberts, Government counsel, appeal to a higher court.
From Time Magazine Archive
And so, at midnight August 1, the strike—technically a mere "sus- pension" due to expiration of all existing wage agreements—began.
From Time Magazine Archive
In "sustain" sus- is a contraction of subs- for sub-.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
DGI's stock fell 75% after the announcement until the SEC sus- pended its trading.
From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Winn Schwartau
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