suss

plural susses · alternative sus

1. alternativeAlternative form of soss (“miry place”).

comparative more suss · superlative most suss · alternative sus

1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKUScolloquialSuspicious; suspect.

   2001, Mo Hayder, The Treatment, 2008, Bantam, UK, page 244, ‘Yes – OK, OK. Try not to struggle, Tracey. It just makes you look even more suss.’

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   2009, Barbara Ward Smith, Dead Centre: Murder Mystery, AuthorHouse, UK, page 191, I think it was Amber Johnson dressed up said Marc, but its proving it, we don′t have much to go on according to her said Jan her friend has been driving her car, yes very convenient said Marc and it′s even more suss that this friend has gone on holiday, did she ever give us the name of this mystical friend? Asked Jan.

alternative sus

1. UKuncountableSuspicious behaviour; the act of loitering with intent.

present singular third person susses · participle present sussing · participle past sussed · past sussed · alternative sus

1. UKobsoletetransitiveTo arrest for suspicious behaviour.

present singular third person susses · participle present sussing · participle past sussed · past sussed · alternative sus

1. AustraliaNew ZealandUKoftentransitiveTo discover, infer or figure out.

   2008, David Burchell, Trying to find the sunny side of life, Tony Jones, Best Australian Political Writing, page 275, It occurred to me that Matt′s mates, far from being proper objects of solicitation and sympathy, actually must feel they had life sussed.

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   Think we're standing for injustice / White gets two and black gets five years / Well it took me quite a while to suss this

   1993, “Emergency On Planet Earth”, performed by Jamiroquai

   This David did without the crook knowing he had been sussed out.[…]When David returned home after sussing this new crook, he made sure one or two key people were informed about his true nature, and they were all then further protected.

   2007, Alex Caldon, The Quest for Truth, page 107

   For some other guys who′ve sussed me out, it′s taken them quite some time. A certain regular of mine comes through three or four times a night, but not every night.[…]That said, this regular never sussed for a hell of a long time.

   2007, Jenny Ainslie-Turner, Jolene: A Fiery Redhead Who Loves Talking Dirty: True Life Autobiography of a 1-2-1 Chat Girl, page 43

2. AustraliaNew ZealandUKtransitiveTo study or size up, to check out (examine).

alternative sus

1. UKuncountableSocial nous.

   The next painter the sultan approached was a sly old dog with more suss than a Cockney two-card trickster.

   1996, Phil Healey, Rick Glanvill, Now That′s What I Call Urban Myths, page 138

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   ‘I′m surprised at you, Danny Weston! I thought you had a bit more suss than this. I never thought you were capable of something so ... silly.’

   1995, Philip Caveney, Skin Flicks, published 2012, unnumbered page

   ‘I always was the true fucking star of this band. They uaed to say I was the fifth member ... I′m the first fucking member. Always was and always will be a star ... that′s me. Fucking Wythenshawe taking over Washington, that′s what this is, miles more suss we have than any of these bastards.’

   1996, Mick Middles, Factory: The Story of the Record Label, published 2011, unnumbered page

   No, not cynicism, just fucking suss, David Bowie has more suss than the fucking people that are trying to put him through the mincer.

   2001, Victoria Mary Clarke, A Drink With Shane MacGowan, published 2012, unnumbered page

plural Susses

1. A surname