Suss, pronounced suhs, is a verb meaning to investigate or figure out. It's a shortened form of 'suspect' and appeared in print in 1953.
Suss (suhs) is a verb meaning to inspect, investigate, or figure out. It is a shortening of 'suspect' and was first documented in 1953.
| Front | suss \suhs\ |
|---|---|
| Back | verb tr. To inspect, investigate, or to figure out. [By shortening of suspect, from Latin sub- (below) + specere (to look). Earliest documented use: 1953.] "Within moments a swarm of small drones could arrive on the scene, to suss it [the location of the gunshot] out for the cops." Nick Paumgarten; Here's Looking At You; The New Yorker; May 14, 2012. |
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