Meaning & use
suss
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To figure out or investigate something, often by observation or intuition.
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It didn't take long to suss out who was actually in charge of the project.
She sussed out the best route to avoid traffic within her first week in the city.
A note on using this word
Chiefly British and Australian informal usage, almost always paired with "out," as in "suss out."
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