type
adjective
pronounced
/sus/
emerged
2019
status
mainstream

sus

   suspicious, jokey, accusatory

the one-line answer

Suspicious. Something seems off or someone is acting sketchy.

Sus is short for suspicious. It blew up from the game Among Us where players accuse each other of being the impostor. 'That's sus' now applies to anything that seems off, sketchy, or unexpectedly weird. It can be a lighthearted accusation or a genuine one.

mainstream

Your coworker might use this word.

01 / in the wild

hear it move.

accusation
why were you gone for so long. sus.
Your absence seems suspicious.
reaction
that reply was a little sus ngl.
That response seemed odd or off.
03 / don't confuse

similar, not the same.

sus

Sketchy implies something genuinely shady

vs
sketchy

Sus can be playful.