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  sus

  adjective

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

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

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. ); see also suss ( def. )

Example Sentences

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 Schwartau, Winn