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sus

Gen Z#bad

Meaning. Suspicious or shady; not to be trusted.

See it in a sentence
He keeps changing his story, that's kinda sus.

How each generation says it

The closest equivalent for this idea in every generation.

  • Gen Z · this one
    sus,sketchy
  • Gen Alpha
    No word for this one yet.
  • Millennial
    No word for this one yet.
  • Gen X
    No word for this one yet.
  • Boomer
    No word for this one yet.
  • Plain English
    suspicious or shady

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Related slang

small dick energyGen Z

An air of insecure, try-hard overcompensation and bravado.

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square upGen Z

A challenge to fight, now mostly said as a joke over something small.

#bad
sybauGen Z

An aggressive online initialism used to tell someone to be quiet or stop talking. It stands for a rude phrase that cleanly means 'shut up'. Usually hostile toward strangers, though friends fire it back and forth as teasing when it comes with laughing emojis. A running joke claims it means 'stay young, beautiful, and unique', which is a cover story, not the real meaning.

#bad
talk to the handGen X

A dismissive refusal to listen, often with a raised palm gesture.

#bad
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