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sus

1 American  
[suhs] / sʌs /

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


sus British  
/ sʌs /

noun

  1. suspicion

  2. a suspect

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. suspicious

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. a variant spelling of suss

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of sus

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

Example Sentences

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Ohtani ha completado seis entradas en cada una de sus tres apariciones como lanzador en esta postemporada, con una efectividad de 3,50 y 25 ponches en 18 entradas.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2024

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2024

Durante sus 6 años en el cargo, el transporte tuvo un enfoque importante.

From Science Magazine • May 8, 2024

Silena Beauregard, one of the nicer girls from Aphrodite's cabin, gave me my first riding lesson on a pega- sus.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan