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suss
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sʌs
/
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]
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verb (used with object)
Chiefly British
Slang
.
to investigate or figure out (usually followed by
out
).
Origin:
1965–70;
earlier, to suspect, a suspect, shortening of
suspect
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suss
(sʌs)
—
vb
1.
(
often foll by
out
) to attempt to work out (a situation, person's character, etc), esp using one's intuition
2.
Also:
sus
to become aware of; suspect (esp in the phrase
suss it
)
—
n
3.
sharpness of mind; social astuteness
[C20: shortened from
suspect
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
suss
"to figure out, investigate and discover," 1966, earlier "to suspect" (1953, police jargon), a slang shortening of
suspect
(v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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