Engish: Brit. English: suss

Tutoring English, vocabulary is always interesting. The tutor mentions suss.

Me and the boys thought we had it sussed
-Rod Stewart, “I Was Only Joking”

I heard that lyric as a kid, and assumed sussed must mean “figured out,” but didn’t know for sure. Today, I decided to check. Indeed, I’d correctly guessed the meaning of sussed. It’s informal British.

Source:

merriam-webster.com

dictionary.cambridge.org

Jack of Oracle Tutoring by Jack and Diane, Campbell River, BC.

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