sus

¹

[suhs]

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

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

sus

/ sʌs /

noun

1. suspicion

2. a suspect

adjective

1. suspicious

verb

1. a variant spelling of suss

Word History and Origins

Origin of sus¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sus¹

C20: shortened from _suspicion

Example Sentences

Although he briefly joined his uncle’s orchestra, Chino y sus Almas Tropicales, as a timbal player, Palmieri rose to fame as a pianist, playing with various bands including the Eddie Forrester Orchestra, Johnny Segui and His Orchestra, and eventually Tito Rodriguez and His Orchestra, which was a main act at the Palladium Ballroom between 1958 to 1960.

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In previous years, the series staged other Latinx artists like the Marías and were a stop during the U.S. debut tour of the Cuban son conjunto Chappottín y sus Estrellas.

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She started as a member of the band Toby y Sus Amigos in the 1970s, according to Remezcla, then teamed up with singer José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz, better known by his stage name José José.

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No “rizz” is to be found, no cap, and while what surfers might say in the water to each other may be “sus,” you’re more likely to hear “gnarly” intertwined with “drop-in” or “barrel.”

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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.

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