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sus

sus

9.9
Appearing dishonest or not trustworthy
  • adjective
  • /sʌs/
  • Slang
translation icon : sospechoso
  • So I don't know if that was either like a glitch or something, but it did look a little bit SUS and not great.

She full ass hung up on me and I was like OK SUS.

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Examples

  • Unfortunately, Prodi took it upon himself to perform some very SUS gestures.

  • The most SUS looking fish goes to the Marlin man.

  • And I'm like, SUS I, I have no idea at this point.

  • I mean, you know, Mike said you're the king of SUS, right?

  • And if she trusts that and believes him and and he doesn't show anything SUS after.

  • So it didn't felt SUS and I also thought that I wouldn't be one of those girls on oh, crying, that kind of thing.

  • Yeah, wouldn't be buying fake stuff from Timu without some SUS ROMs and carts.

  • Yeah, wouldn't be buying fake stuff from Timu without some SUS ROMs and carts.

  • The way he was acting around the money seemed really suspicious.

  • Her explanation for missing the meeting was a bit suspicious.

Synonyms

suss
vssus
  • UK
1 9.6

Appearing dishonest or not trustworthy

is the identical informal sense but differs as an alternative spelling or form
sussy
vssus
  • Slang
9.9

Seeming dishonest or likely not to be trusted

is about seeming questionable or causing doubt rather than clear action
just sus
vssus
  • Slang
9.9

Seeming suspicious without a clear reason

can imply stronger suspicion or likely dishonesty rather than only doubt
a bit sus
vssus
  • Slang
9.9

Slightly suspicious and not completely trustworthy

suggests stronger, clearer dishonesty or distrust rather than slight doubt

Antonyms

358 2.7

Able to be trusted to do what is expected

88 2.1

A person or thing you can depend on to be honest

Idioms

a bit sus
  • Slang
9.9

Slightly suspicious and not completely trustworthy

Compounds

genus Sus
  • Specialized
8.7

A group of pigs that includes the domestic pig and wild boar

just sus
  • Slang
9.9

Seeming suspicious without a clear reason

How Suspicious

fraudulent
90 6.5
shady
  • Informal
79 5.5
sus
  • Slang
9.9
dodgy
  • UK
13 8.2
iffy
  • Informal
26 8.1

Surface Forms

sus positive

Morphology

sus = suspicious + suspect (transparent) = suspicious + suspect

A colloquial clipped shortening of 'suspicious' (and sometimes 'suspect'); the meaning is directly preserved though register is informal.

Etymology

Sus is a casual short form of suspicious or suspect, words that mean 'seeming untrustworthy'. It became popular in online games and chats as a quick way to point to someone who might be dishonest, so calling something 'sus' today means you think it is doubtful or not to be trusted.