Meaning
Whispered gossip: talk about other people's business, passed along in a low voice. As a verb, to su-su is to whisper, or to spread a rumour quietly so the wrong person does not hear it. It is close to 'labrish', but su-su stresses the whispering and the secrecy.
Examples
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Mi hear di su-su bout di two a dem.
I heard the gossip about the two of them.
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Nuh su-su inna mi ear, talk out loud.
Don't whisper in my ear, say it out loud.
Here su-su is the verb: to whisper.
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Dem a su-su ova di fence bout har new man.
They are whispering over the fence about her new man.
How it’s used
Usually said of talk kept low behind someone's back. Not the same word as Susu, the rotating savings club, although the two are spelled almost alike. See Labrish, Labba-mout, Carry go bring come.