Suss vs Fuss - What's the difference?
suss | fuss |
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Suspicious.
* 2001 , , 2008, Bantam, UK,
* 2009 , Barbara Ward Smith, Dead Centre: Murder Mystery , AuthorHouse, UK,
(UK) Suspicious behaviour; the act of loitering with intent.
(transitive, UK, obsolete) To arrest for suspicious behaviour.
To discover, infer or figure out.
* 2007 , Alex Caldon, The Quest for Truth ,
* 2007 , Jenny Ainslie-Turner, Jolene: A Fiery Redhead Who Loves Talking Dirty: True Life Autobiography of a 1-2-1 Chat Girl ,
* 2008 , , ''Best Australian Political Writing ,
(transitive, UK, Australia, New Zealand) To study or size up, to check out (examine).
(UK) Social nous.
* 1995 , , Skin Flicks , 2012,
* 1996 , Phil Healey, Rick Glanvill, Now That?s What I Call Urban Myths ,
* 1996 , Mick Middles, Factory: The Story of the Record Label , 2011,
* 2001 , , A Drink With Shane MacGowan , 2012,
Excessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
* (Thomas Carlyle) (1795-1881)
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# A complaint or noise.
# An exhibition of affection or admiration.
One who is unduly anxious about trifles.
* (1837-1920)
To be very worried or excited about something, often too much.
To fiddle; fidget; wiggle, or adjust; to worry something
(especially of babies) To cry or be ill-humoured.
To show affection for, especially animals.
To pet.
As adjectives the difference between suss and fuss
is that suss is while fuss is willing.suss
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Alternative forms
* susEtymology 1
From suspicious.Adjective
(en adjective)page 244,
- ‘Yes - OK, OK. Try not to struggle, Tracey. It just makes you look even more suss .’
page 191,
- I think it was Amber Johnson dressed up said Marc, but its proving it, we don?t have much to go on according to her said Jan her friend has been driving her car, yes very convenient said Marc and it?s even more suss that this friend has gone on holiday, did she ever give us the name of this mystical friend? Asked Jan.
Noun
(-)Verb
Etymology 2
From suspect; originally .Verb
page 107,
- This David did without the crook knowing he had been sussed' out.When David returned home after ' sussing this new crook, he made sure one or two key people were informed about his true nature, and they were all then further protected.
page 43,
- For some other guys who?ve sussed' me out, it?s taken them quite some time. A certain regular of mine comes through three or four times a night, but not every night.That said, this regular never ' sussed for a hell of a long time.
page 275,
- It occurred to me that Matt?s mates, far from being proper objects of solicitation and sympathy, actually must feel they had life sussed .
Derived terms
* suss outNoun
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- ‘I?m surprised at you, Danny Weston! I thought you had a bit more suss than this. I never thought you were capable of something so ... silly.’
page 138,
- The next painter the sultan approached was a sly old dog with more suss than a Cockney two-card trickster.
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- ‘I always was the true fucking star of this band. They uaed to say I was the fifth member ... I?m the first fucking member. Always was and always will be a star ... that?s me. Fucking Wythenshawe taking over Washington, that?s what this is, miles more suss we have than any of these bastards.’
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- No, not cynicism, just fucking suss', David Bowie has more ' suss than the fucking people that are trying to put him through the mincer.
Anagrams
*fuss
English
Noun
(es)- zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss or noise
George Goodchild
- I am a fuss and I don't deny it.
Verb
(es)- His grandmother will never quit fussing over his vegetarianism.
- Quit fussing with your hair. It looks fine.
Usage notes
* Generally used with with, over, or about.Verb
(head)- He fussed the cat.