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supe

  • /sup/ US

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Clipping of super.

noun supes · sup · super

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

    Similar: sup

  2. abbreviation, informal Abbreviation of superintendent

    Similar: super

  3. abbreviation, informal Abbreviation of supervisor

    Similar: super

  4. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of supervision

    Similar: sup

  5. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of superhero

    Similar: sup, super

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"supe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/supe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

supe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/supe

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"supe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/supe.

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@misc{supe_2026,
  title = {supe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/supe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}