acting sus

Meaning

Short for "acting suspicious." It describes someone who is behaving in a shady, untrustworthy, or secretive way. This phrase was popularized globally by the multiplayer video game Among Us.

Examples

• Why is he hiding his phone screen? He's acting sus.

  Why is he hiding his phone screen? He's acting sus.

• She's been acting sus ever since we started planning the surprise party.

  She's been acting sus ever since we started planning the surprise party.

• Don't look now, but that guy by the door is acting sus.

  Don't look now, but that guy by the door is acting sus.

• You're acting sus; just tell me where you went last night.

  You're acting sus; just tell me where you went last night.

• The dog is acting sus—I think he chewed up my shoes.

  The dog is acting sus—I think he chewed up my shoes.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ He is acting suspecting.

  ✓ He is acting sus.

  "Sus" is an abbreviation of "suspicious" (describing the person's shady behavior), not "suspecting" (which means holding suspicion towards others).

• ✗ This old milk is acting sus.

  ✓ This old milk looks sus.

  Inanimate objects do not "act," so they cannot "act sus." Instead, say they "look sus" or "smell sus" if they seem sketchy or spoiled.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Why is he whispering on the phone? He's definitely ___.

  💡 Behaving suspiciously.

  Show answer

  acting sus

• If you keep ___ like that, everyone will think you took the money.

  💡 Behaving in a shady way.

  Show answer

  acting sus