Supe

//sup// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Clipping of supernumerary (“an extra or walk-on”). abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, dated, slang

    "John Wilkes would go south to Richmond, to join Ford's stock company at the old Marshall Theatre for the 1858–59 season. More work as a supe awaited “J. B. Wilkes,” but his wages this time would be better than in Philadelphia: $440 for the season, the same as his older brother earned in a week."

  2. 2
    Abbreviation of superintendent. abbreviation, alt-of, informal
  3. 3
    Abbreviation of supervisor. abbreviation, alt-of, informal
  4. 4
    Clipping of supervision. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
  5. 5
    Clipping of superhero. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping

Etymology

Clipping of super.

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