adj
Sus
suhs
adj
1
Suspicious; looking or feeling questionable (informal slang).
"That excuse sounds pretty sus to me."
"Something about his story felt sus."
verb
1
To suspend an account on a social media platform, especially Twitter/X (informal slang).
"His account got sussed after the post went viral for the wrong reasons."
How to Use Sus
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSlang for suspicious or shady — very casual, mostly used online and among younger speakers.
When to use it
Informal internet slang; avoid in formal writing.
Common pairings
that's sus
kinda sus
sus behaviour
Word Forms
more sus comparative, susser comparative, sussed past tense, susses singular, most sus superlative, sussest superlative
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Etymology
A clipped, informal form of "suspicious" or "suspect," popularized through slang and online gaming culture (especially the game Among Us).