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Supe
//sup// noun, slang
Definitions
Noun
- 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 Abbreviation of superintendent. abbreviation, alt-of, informal
- 3 Abbreviation of supervisor. abbreviation, alt-of, informal
- 4 Clipping of supervision. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
- 5 Clipping of superhero. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Etymology
Clipping of super.
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