Suss definition

sŭs

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To infer or discover; figure. Often used with out:

verb

(brit., slang) To figure out; grasp, as a result of investigation, study, or intuition.

verb

To size up; study. Often used with out:

verb

Suss is a British slang term meaning to figure something out.

An example of suss is working out the answer to a difficult math problem.

verb

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Suspicious.

adjective

(UK) Suspicious behaviour; the act of loitering with intent.

noun

(UK, obsolete) To arrest for suspicious behaviour.

verb

(UK, Australia, New Zealand, often with "out") To discover, infer or figure out.

verb

(UK, Australia, New Zealand) To study or size up, to check out (examine).

verb

(UK) Social nous.

noun

Origin of suss

Probably short for suspect

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From suspect; originally suss out (“to investigate").

From Wiktionary
From suspicious.

From Wiktionary