Among Us was released by Innersloth in 2018 and surged in popularity in 2020, when its emergency meetings made the slang sus, short for suspicious, a mainstream joke. Players used it for anyone acting like the hidden impostor, and the distorted spelling amogus became a meme in its own right. Short voice denials from that culture spread across TikTok, Discord and soundboards as reaction clips. This one survives because the excuse is universally useful, fitting gaming arguments, group chats and any moment where a denial sounds far too convenient to believe.