"supe" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sup/ [General-American] Forms: supes [plural], sup [alternative], super [alternative]
Etymology: Clipping of super. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|super}} Clipping of super Head templates: {{en-noun}} supe (plural supes)
  1. (dated, slang, theater) Clipping of supernumerary (“an extra or walk-on”). Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, dated, slang Alternative form of: supernumerary (extra: an extra or walk-on) Synonyms: sup
    Sense id: en-supe-en-noun-B-Wwdq-j Categories (other): Theater Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  2. (informal) Abbreviation of superintendent. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: superintendent Synonyms: super
    Sense id: en-supe-en-noun-h3-s67td
  3. (informal) Abbreviation of supervisor. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, informal Alternative form of: supervisor Synonyms: super
    Sense id: en-supe-en-noun-26dJWBv3
  4. (Cambridge University slang) Clipping of supervision. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: supervision Synonyms: sup
    Sense id: en-supe-en-noun-9nqWh2ib Categories (other): Universities, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 22 10 12 33 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 10 2 2 21 12 26 6 4 15 1
  5. (fiction) Clipping of superhero. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Alternative form of: superhero Synonyms: sup, super
    Sense id: en-supe-en-noun-N056lqzP Categories (other): Fiction, Pages with 10 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 10 2 2 21 12 26 6 4 15 1 Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: supe up

Inflected forms

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