suss

S0924800 (sŭs)tr.v. sussed, suss·ing, suss·es Slang 1. To infer or discover; figure. Often used with out: "I think I'm good at sussing out what's going on" (Ry Cooder).2. To size up; study. Often used with out: "Suss out the designers in whom you are interested" (Lucia van der Post).

[Probably short for suspect.]

suss

(sʌs) vb (tr) 1. (often foll by out) to attempt to work out (a situation, person's character, etc), esp using one's intuition2. Also: sus to become aware of; suspect (esp in the phrase suss it)nsharpness of mind; social astuteness[C20: shortened from suspect]

suss

Past participle: sussed
Gerund: sussing

Imperative
suss
suss

Present
I suss
you suss
he/she/it susses
we suss
you suss
they suss

Preterite
I sussed
you sussed
he/she/it sussed
we sussed
you sussed
they sussed

Present Continuous
I am sussing
you are sussing
he/she/it is sussing
we are sussing
you are sussing
they are sussing

Present Perfect
I have sussed
you have sussed
he/she/it has sussed
we have sussed
you have sussed
they have sussed

Past Continuous
I was sussing
you were sussing
he/she/it was sussing
we were sussing
you were sussing
they were sussing

Past Perfect
I had sussed
you had sussed
he/she/it had sussed
we had sussed
you had sussed
they had sussed

Future
I will suss
you will suss
he/she/it will suss
we will suss
you will suss
they will suss

Future Perfect
I will have sussed
you will have sussed
he/she/it will have sussed
we will have sussed
you will have sussed
they will have sussed

Future Continuous
I will be sussing
you will be sussing
he/she/it will be sussing
we will be sussing
you will be sussing
they will be sussing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been sussing
you have been sussing
he/she/it has been sussing
we have been sussing
you have been sussing
they have been sussing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been sussing
you will have been sussing
he/she/it will have been sussing
we will have been sussing
you will have been sussing
they will have been sussing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been sussing
you had been sussing
he/she/it had been sussing
we had been sussing
you had been sussing
they had been sussing

Conditional
I would suss
you would suss
he/she/it would suss
we would suss
you would suss
they would suss

Past Conditional
I would have sussed
you would have sussed
he/she/it would have sussed
we would have sussed
you would have sussed
they would have sussed

Translations

suss

on suss

old-fashioned slang On suspicion (of being guilty of something). Primarily heard in UK. We picked up three youths on suss of robbing a local newsagent.See also: on, suss

suss out

1. To determine, discover, or come to understand something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "suss" and "out." I spent the entire class trying to suss out the meaning of the poem, but I just couldn't get it. It took him a little while, but he sussed it out eventually. We've sent our best operatives to suss the enemy's intentions out.2. To observe and form an opinion about or estimation of someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "suss" and "out." I strolled around the arena sussing out the competition. I always insist on test-driving a car to suss it out before I'm willing to spend any money.See also: out, suss

suss someone out

Sl. to try to figure someone out. I can't seem to suss Tom out. What a strange guy. I don't have any luck sussing out people I don't know well.See also: out, suss

on suss

on suspicion of having committed a crime. British informal Suss is an abbreviation of suspicion , earlier and more correctly spelled sus . Until its abolition in 1981 , a law nicknamed the sus law allowed the police to arrest a person on the suspicion that they were likely to commit a crime.See also: on, suss

suss out

v. Slang 1. To infer or discover something; figure something out: The spy sussed out our plans before we began. I don't know his intentions, but I plan to suss them out.2. To study and evaluate someone; size someone up: They sussed me out and decided I was trustworthy. She's good at sussing out people who apply for the job.See also: out, suss

suss someone out

(ˈsəs...) tv. to try to figure someone out. I can’t seem to suss Tom out. What a strange guy. See also: out, someone, suss

SUSS

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SUSS➣Summer University of Southern Stockholm (Stockholm, Sweden)