suss transitive verbEtymology: by shortening & alteration from suspectDate: 1966 1.chiefly Britishfigure out —
usually used with out2.chiefly British to inspect
or investigate so as to gain more knowledge — usually used with out
suss v. & n. (also sus) Brit. sl. --v.tr. (sussed, sussing) 1 suspect of a crime. 2 (usu. foll. by out) a investigate, inspect (go and suss out the restaurants). b work out; grasp,
understand, realize (he had the market sussed). --n. 1 a suspect. 2 a suspicion; suspicious behaviour. Phrases and idioms: on suss on suspicion (of having committed a
crime). Etymology: abbr. of SUSPECT, SUSPICION
suss
(susses, sussing, sussed)
If you suss a person or situation, you realize or work out what their real character
or nature is. (BRIT INFORMAL)
I think I've sussed the reason for it...The women began to suss that there was no reason why they should be impressed by him...We're getting the problem sussed.VERB: V n, V that, get n V-ed, also V wh
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Suss out means the same as suss.
They're sussing out the area to see how strong the police presence is...He susses his colleagues out and he knows who he can trust...I'd had the training to suss out what he was up to.PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron), V n P, V P wh, also V that
suss
v. & n. (also sus) Brit. sl. --v.tr. (sussed, sussing) 1 suspect of a
crime. 2 (usu. foll. by out) a investigate, inspect (go and suss out the
restaurants). b work out; grasp, understand, realize (he had the market
sussed). --n. 1 a suspect. 2 a suspicion; suspicious behaviour. øon suss
on suspicion (of having committed a crime). [abbr. of SUSPECT, SUSPICION]
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