sussed
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ʌst
Verb
[edit]sussed
- simple past and past participle of suss
- simple past and past participle of sus
Adjective
[edit]sussed (not comparable)
- (slang) Sorted, organised; figured out, understood.
- 2005, Daniel C. Bristow, Halcyon Nights, page 57:
- Chippenham's hardly the romantic capitol of the world m′boy, but I see exactly what you′re saying, though I think you′ve got it more sussed than all us.
- 2011, Henry Sutton, Get Me Out of Here, page 78:
- ‘You mean you were still on dial-up?’ He laughed. ‘For someone who does what you do, I can′t believe you′re not more sussed.’
- (slang) Well-informed; in the know, savvy.
- 1981, Muff Andersson, Music in the Mix: The story of South African Popular Music, page 53:
- Patric′s one of the most sussed beings in the industry, but the schizophrenia that comes from being unable to reconcile a love of music with a desire to make lots of bucks seems to have affected everyone.
- 1999, Jane C. Stokes, Anna Reading, The media in Britain: current debates and developments, page 215:
- […] for example J-17′s February issue carried an informative quiz, ‘Are you sussed about sex?’
- 2000, Daniel O′Brien, SF:UK: How British Science Fiction Changed the World, unidentified page:
- Their replacement came in the form of Liz Shaw (Caroline John), a rather more sussed female ‘companion’ than most of her predecessors.
- 2003, Ian Rankin, A Question of Blood, page 508:
- “But he didn′t, he just got lucky. When you′re lucky like that, though, people start to look up to you ... They reckon you′re more sussed than others.”
- 2006, Stephen Simm, Miss Kwa Kwa, page 191:
- She certainly seemed a lot more sussed than Martie remembered her.
Synonyms
[edit]- (organised, figured out):
- (well-informed): savvy, switched on