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I'm seeing "sus" used a lot these days but I' m not sure if it means the same way it means in #Filipino . (c.im)
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I'm seeing "sus" used a lot these days but I' m not sure if it means the same way it means in #Filipino .

In Filipino, it's an expression that has existed since the 20th C. It can mean, "dismiss" (an idea/object), "meh", or "frustration". We pronounce it literally as /sus/ (/숫/) (/ᜐᜓᜐ᜔/). It originated from the expression "susmaryosep" which is the shortened form of "Hesus Marya Yosep" (Jesus Mary Joseph).

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

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The recent usage is a contraction of "suspicious", with basically the same meaning. Not sure how old that is, but I don't think I'd heard it 20 years ago in the USA.

There's also "suss", which I understand is a British expression for coming to understand something or figuring something out. That usage goes back to the 1980s or earlier (I just know it from TV, it's not really US usage).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

@[email protected] Ooh! A British expression too and different. In a way, I can relate to the British expression "suss". It's like saying, "silly me, it was that simple".