sus

What it means

Short for 'suspicious' or 'suspect' — describes a person or situation that seems sketchy, untrustworthy, or off. It can be playful or genuinely accusatory depending on tone.

Examples

• Why is he being so secretive about his phone? Sus.
• That email asking for my password is super sus.
• You skipped the party to 'study'? Kinda sus.
• She's acting real sus ever since the money went missing.

Where it comes from

An abbreviation of 'suspicious' that existed in slang for years, but it absolutely exploded in 2020 thanks to the game Among Us, where players accuse each other of being 'sus' impostors.

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