Sup
/sʌp/noun
To eat or drink the evening meal, or to take supper.
Did you know?The word is historically linked to “supper,” and both ultimately go back to the idea of taking a small amount of liquid or food, not to modern slang.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*supōną
“to sip, drink in small amounts”
Old English
OE
sūpan
“to sip, swallow, or drink”
Middle English
ME
sopen
“to drink or take in liquid”
14th Century
English
supen
“to eat the evening meal; to take supper”
Modern English
English
sup
“to eat or drink the evening meal”