suss.
Suspicious; suspect.
Meaning & usage
Suspicious; suspect.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of suspicious and/or suspect (adjective). Compare sus.
Suspicious behaviour; the act of loitering with intent.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of suspicious and/or suspect (adjective). Compare sus.
To arrest for suspicious behaviour.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of suspicious and/or suspect (adjective). Compare sus.
To discover, infer or figure out.
To study or size up, to check out (examine).
Where this word comes from
From suspect; originally suss out (“to discover or figure out”).
Social nous.
Where this word comes from
From suspect; originally suss out (“to discover or figure out”).
Alternative form of soss (“miry place”).
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