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Meaning of suss | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
/sʌs/

Definitions

  1. Suspicious behaviour; the act of loitering with intent.
    UK, uncountable
  2. A surname
  3. Social nous.
    UK, uncountable

Examples

“‘I′m surprised at you, Danny Weston! I thought you had a bit more suss than this. I never thought you were capable of something so ... silly.’”
“The next painter the sultan approached was a sly old dog with more suss than a Cockney two-card trickster.”
“‘I always was the true fucking star of this band. They uaed to say I was the fifth member ... I′m the first fucking member. Always was and always will be a star ... that′s me. Fucking Wythenshawe taking over Washington, that′s what this is, miles more suss we have than any of these bastards.’”
“No, not cynicism, just fucking suss, David Bowie has more suss than the fucking people that are trying to put him through the mincer.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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