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sussed

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suss

[suhs]
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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sussed (sʌst)
 
adj
informal (Brit) well-informed; aware

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suss
"to figure out, investigate and discover," 1966, earlier "to suspect" (1953, police jargon), a slang shortening of suspect (v.).
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