English Explanatory Dictionary

suss

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Alternative form of soss (“miry place”).
adj
  1. Suspicious; suspect.
noun
  1. Suspicious behaviour; the act of loitering with intent.
verb
  1. To arrest for suspicious behaviour.
verb
  1. To discover, infer or figure out.
  2. To study or size up, to check out (examine).
noun
  1. Social nous.
name
  1. A surname

Pronunciation

/sʌs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-suss.wav /sʊs/

Word forms

suss susses sus more suss most suss sussing sussed

Etymology

Clipping of suspicious and/or suspect (adjective). Compare sus.

Related words

suss law sussed Seuss Suess Süss

Derived words

suss out
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