a bit sus
- idiom
- Slang
:
un poco sospechoso
- If a deal online looks a bit sus, it's probably best to avoid it.
Examples
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His explanation for being late sounded a bit sus to everyone in the room.
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The way she hid her phone was a bit sus.
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That explanation sounds a bit sus.
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I find his behavior a bit sus lately.
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His explanation for being late sounded a bit sus to everyone in the room.
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If a deal online looks a bit sus, it's probably best to avoid it.
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I find his behavior a bit sus lately.
Synonyms
300
2.7
Causing doubt because it seems wrong or illegal
98
5.3
Seen as probably dishonest or not trustworthy
1
8.6
A little suspicious and not easy to trust
1
9.6
Appearing dishonest or not trustworthy
Seeming suspicious without a clear reason
Appearing dishonest or not trustworthy
A person or thing that seems dishonest and not trustworthy
Antonyms
How Suspicious
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'somewhat suspicious' is directly derivable by combining 'a bit' (a small amount) with 'sus' (short for suspicious), following a common quantifier + adjective pattern. Although 'sus' is informal/slang, the composition is straightforward and cross-linguistically familiar, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would understand the MWE.
Etymology
A bit sus comes from the slang shortening sus, which is short for the word 'suspicious'. It became very common in online chat and the popular game 'Among Us', where players call someone sus when they seem guilty or strange, so a bit sus now means 'a little suspicious'.