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.

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sus- ² American  

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

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sus British  

/ sʌs /

noun

1. suspicion

2. a suspect

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adjective

1. suspicious

verb

1. a variant spelling of suss

Etymology

Origin of sus

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

Example Sentences

The following year it was sneaky Canadian Shania Twain and a sus character from England referred to only as Sting.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Khalil dijo que pensaba utilizar el millón de dólares del premio para pagar la matrícula universitaria de sus hijos.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2024

También causó furia al eliminar programas internacionales, despedir a investigadores y reducir sus salarios.

From Science Magazine • May 8, 2024

“La gente le gusta hablar de sus cosas,” she always told me.

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya