• Captain Aggravated
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        309 months ago

        “sus” short for “suspicious,” often linked to the video game Among Us which became very popular during the pandemic. I’m not sure if that was the origin; the Zoomers seem to like their abbreviations (“rizz” being short for “charisma” is another example) but Among Us definitely popularized it.

        • @inefficient_electron
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          109 months ago

          Idk about everywhere else, but “sus” or “suss”has been common slang for “suspicious/suspect” in Australia, the UK and New Zealand for at least several decades.

        • @olutukko
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          49 months ago

          Walt I don’t know man, you’ve been acting kinda sus lately

      • @Leg
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        109 months ago

        Have you heard the term “sussy baka” before?

        • @Leviathan
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          29 months ago

          But they mean exactly the same thing and are slang from the same word, no?

          • Echo Dot
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            9 months ago

            No. Sussed out, means to work something out. Usually implies a certain amount of trial and error, or coming to the realization slowly, depending on the context.

            So, “I sussed out how to work the printer”.

            Sus, in British English didn’t really have any meaning until the game came out.

            • @Leviathan
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              59 months ago

              From the dictionary;

              Etymology

              Verb

              by shortening & alteration from suspect

              1930s: abbreviation of suspect, suspicion.

              People like you are why I have trust issues.

              • Echo Dot
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                29 months ago

                Those appear to be examples that were made of recently. That’s a pretty bad dictionary cuz it doesn’t actually say when the examples are from.

                • @Leviathan
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                  09 months ago

                  I never argued the definition, I argued the etymology. That they are slang for the same word. They are both shortened versions of the same word.

                  Whatever other made-up argument you thought we were having is irrelevant, either you didn’t understand and you should admit it or you moved the goal post which is sad.

                  I bet you’ll double down, though. You seem like that kind of guy.

            • Lemmington Bunnie
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              19 months ago

              Not sure if you’re pulling our legs or really don’t know…

              We’ve had the term “suss c*nt” in Aussie English for decades, and British English isn’t that far removed.

    • @Eheran
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      19 months ago

      But what does it mean?

    • @Bosht
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      19 months ago

      Fucking hell man. That same statement came to me exactly when I read your comment. Glad to know I’m not the only one.

    • @Raab
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      -19 months ago

      Nah I’ve heard that term since I was a child and I’m 28. Not that far back but before Gen Z slang was a thing.