"Sue" meaning in English

See Sue in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Clipping. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Sue
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of related female given names; popular as a middle name. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names Translations (diminutive of female given name): (Chinese Mandarin), (Sū) (Chinese Mandarin), Sunjo (Esperanto), スー (Sū) (Japanese), (Su) (Korean), Сью (Sʹju) [feminine] (Russian), Siw [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-Sue-en-name-qldjZ72N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 73 27

Noun

Forms: Sues [plural]
Etymology: Clipping. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en}} Clipping Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sue (plural Sues)
  1. (informal) Synonym of Mary Sue (“type of character in fiction”) Tags: informal Synonyms: Mary Sue [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Sue-en-noun-925OtRgB

Inflected forms

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