"suss" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /sʌs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suss.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more suss [comparative], most suss [superlative]
Rhymes: -ʌs Etymology: Clipping of suspicious. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|suspicious}} Clipping of suspicious Head templates: {{en-adj}} suss (comparative more suss, superlative most suss)
  1. (UK, Australia, New Zealand, US, colloquial) Suspicious. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, US, colloquial
    Sense id: en-suss-en-adj-msI2g~1t Categories (other): American English, Australian English, British English, New Zealand English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sus
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /sʌs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suss.wav [Southern-England] Forms: susses [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌs Head templates: {{en-noun}} suss (plural susses)
  1. Alternative form of soss (“miry place”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: soss (extra: miry place)
    Sense id: en-suss-en-noun-N1TZsCoI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sus
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /sʌs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suss.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ʌs Etymology: Clipping of suspicious. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|suspicious}} Clipping of suspicious Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} suss (uncountable)
  1. (UK) Suspicious behaviour; the act of loitering with intent. Tags: UK, uncountable Related terms: suss law
    Sense id: en-suss-en-noun-GMhlxFJe Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sus
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /sʌs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suss.wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -ʌs Etymology: From suspect; originally suss out (“to investigate”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|suspect}} suspect, {{m|en|suss out||to investigate}} suss out (“to investigate”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} suss (uncountable)
  1. (UK) Social nous. Tags: UK, uncountable
    Sense id: en-suss-en-noun-bCtwefQv Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sus
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /sʌs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suss.wav [Southern-England] Forms: susses [present, singular, third-person], sussing [participle, present], sussed [participle, past], sussed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌs Etymology: Clipping of suspicious. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|suspicious}} Clipping of suspicious Head templates: {{en-verb}} suss (third-person singular simple present susses, present participle sussing, simple past and past participle sussed)
  1. (transitive, UK, obsolete) To arrest for suspicious behaviour. Tags: UK, obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-suss-en-verb-PWUdjXXw Categories (other): British English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sus
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /sʌs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suss.wav [Southern-England] Forms: susses [present, singular, third-person], sussing [participle, present], sussed [participle, past], sussed [past]
Rhymes: -ʌs Etymology: From suspect; originally suss out (“to investigate”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|suspect}} suspect, {{m|en|suss out||to investigate}} suss out (“to investigate”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} suss (third-person singular simple present susses, present participle sussing, simple past and past participle sussed)
  1. (transitive, UK, Australia, New Zealand, often with "out") To discover, infer or figure out. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, often, transitive, with "out"
    Sense id: en-suss-en-verb-hZqvf3GZ Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English
  2. (transitive, UK, Australia, New Zealand) To study or size up, to check out (examine). Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, UK, transitive
    Sense id: en-suss-en-verb-pjpToaIR Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sus Derived forms: suss out Related terms: sussed [adjective]
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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