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- [suhs]
- /sʌs/
- /sʌs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [suhs]
- /sʌs/
Definitions of suss word
- verb with object suss Chiefly British Slang. to investigate or figure out (usually followed by out). 1
- transitive verb suss figure out 1
- transitive verb suss with clause: figure out 1
- verb suss If you suss a person or situation, you realize or work out what their real character or nature is. 0
- verb suss Suss out means the same as suss. 0
- verb suss to attempt to work out (a situation, person's character, etc), esp using one's intuition 0
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Origin of suss
First appearance:
before 1965 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1965-70; earlier, to suspect, a suspect, shortening of suspect
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Parts of speech for Suss
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
suss popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
suss usage trend in Literature
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