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suss

1 9.6

Appearing dishonest or not trustworthy

adjective
/sʌs/

: sospechoso

The way he avoided the question seemed a bit suss to me.

And what scared me is, and a lot of people are saying that Andrew was a little suss about how he was talking to Ryan being like, yo, be careful, blah, blah, blah.

Examples

And what scared me is, and a lot of people are saying that Andrew was a little suss about how he was talking to Ryan being like, yo, be careful, blah, blah, blah.

George Janko
It's a bit suss, but we need you need more details.
That seems suss that how the kids say it suss.
I'm a little suss of this, but let's see.
Her explanation was suss; I felt like she was hiding something.
It's suss that he showed up just when the money was missing.

Synonyms

suspicious

vssuss

138 3.2

Not trusting other people or what they say

is used for people or things that seem questionable and cause doubt

sus

vssuss

Slang

9.9

Appearing dishonest or not trustworthy

is the same meaning and informal tone

sussy

vssuss

Slang

9.9

Seeming dishonest or likely not to be trusted

is about being questionable and causing doubt rather than mere acting

Antonyms

trustworthy

88 2.1

A person or thing you can depend on to be honest

How Suspicious

shady

Informal

79 5.5

suspicious

300 2.7

suss

1 9.6

questionable

176 3.9

odd

798 1.0

Surface Forms

suss positive

Etymology

Suss comes from the short form sus, which is like suspicious and suspect and means 'not sure' or 'doubtful'. So, if something is suss, it feels 'questionable' or not trustworthy.