sussed

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suss

(sŭs)

tr.v. sussed, suss·ing, suss·es Slang

1. To infer or discover; figure. Often used with out: "I think I'm good at sussing out what's going on" (Ry Cooder).

2. To size up; study. Often used with out: "Suss out the designers in whom you are interested" (Lucia van der Post).

[Probably short for suspect.]

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sussed

(sʌst)

adj

informal Brit well-informed; aware

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Translations

sussed

[ˈsʌst] (British) adj (= smart) → branché(e)

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sussed

adj (Brit inf: = knowledgeable) → bewandert; (= clever) → clever

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I should have sussed something was up when she was late for t he j o b interview.

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Singh now boasts 12 consecutive top-tens on the US Tour and he appears to have got this golf lark sussed. Anyone who opposed the Fijian at Pebble Beach last week must have had an excruciating time waiting for him to slip up.