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    [Noun]  | "sub" | \ ˈsəb \


    1: substitute

    Origin: 1777 ;

    [Noun]  | "sub" 


    1: submarine

    Origin: 1913 ;

    [Noun]  | "submarine" 


    1: something that functions or operates underwater; specifically : a naval vessel designed to operate underwater

    2: a large sandwich on a long split roll with any of a variety of fillings (such as meatballs or cold cuts, cheese, lettuce, and tomato) —called also grinder, hero, hoagie, Italian sandwich, po'boy, sub, torpedo

    Origin: 1703 ;

    [Verb]  | "sub" 


    1: to act as a substitute

    2: to read and edit as a copy editor : subedit

    3: subcontract

    Origin: 1853 ;

    [Abbreviation]  | "sub" 


    1: subaltern

    2: subscription

    3: subsidiary

    4: suburb

    [Prefix]  | "sub-" 


    1: under : beneath : below

    2: subordinate : secondary : next lower than or inferior to

    3: subordinate portion of : subdivision of

    Origin: 

     Middle English, from Latin, under, below, secretly, from below, near, from sub under, close to ;

    [Adverb]  | "sub ju*di*ce" | \ ˌsu̇b-ˈyü-di-ˌkā \


    1: before a judge or court : not yet judicially decided

    Origin: 1613 ;

     Latin;

    [Adverb]  | "sub ro*sa" | \ ˌsəb-ˈrō-zə \


    1: in confidence : secretly

    Origin: 1654 ;

     New Latin, literally, under the rose; from the ancient association of the rose with secrecy;

    [Adjective]  | "sub-ro*sa" | \ ˌsəb-ˈrō-zə \


    1: secretive, private

    Origin: 1824 ;

    [Adjective]  | "sub-Sa*ha*ran" | \ ˌsəb-sə-ˈher-ən \


    1: of, relating to, or being the part of Africa south of the Sahara

    Origin: 1899 ;

    [Noun]  | "sub" 


    1: a large sandwich on a long split roll;


      * e.g., " ... we shared a tuna sub at lunch "



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    [Noun]  | "sub" 


    1: a person or thing that takes the place of another;


      * e.g., " ... we had a sub in English today, so we didn't get our test results back "



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    [Noun]  | "submarine" 


    1: a large sandwich on a long split roll;


      * e.g., " ... always orders a roast beef submarine with the works "



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    [Noun]  | "subagencies" 


    1: as in agencies, subagents;


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    [Noun]  | "subagents" 


    1: as in subagencies, agencies;


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    [Noun]  | "subcastes" 


    1: as in castes, strata;


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    [Verb]  | "sub" 


    1: to serve as a replacement usually for a time only;


      * e.g., " ... the weekend anchor is subbing for the station's main anchor all this week "



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    [Adjective]  | "suboptimal" 


    1: falling short of a standard;


      * e.g., " ... yes, living on junk food generally means that you have a suboptimal diet "




    [Adjective]  | "subpar" 


    1: falling short of a standard;


      * e.g., " ... the service at the restaurant was subpar, to say the least "




    [Adjective]  | "subzero" 


    1: below zero degrees;


      * e.g., " ... subzero temperatures "




     [ "sub" ]

    1: when you post something on social media without tagging the person that it's about.

      * e.g.,  ... Ana: Did you see Rachel's snapchat story? 

     [ "sub" ]

    2: taken from twitter (subtweet) and spread to other social media platforms.

      * e.g.,  ... Brianna: Yeah, she totally subbed me. She should @ me next time. 

     [ "sub" ]

    1: short for "suboxone" or "subutex" or buprenorphine. the only other drug, besides methadone, that is used to treat opiod dependance. It is legally presecribed in a doctor's office but has been found to be illegally sold and used in recent years.

      * e.g.,  ... "can you get any subs" 

     [ "sub" ]

    1: Common reference to a large sandwich often used by people in the North Eastern united states. (Submarine Sandwich)

      * e.g.,  ... I think I'm going to have a steak and cheese sub for lunch. 

     [ "sub" ]

    1: v. to work as a substitute teacher

      * e.g.,  ... David Byrne and Bill Nye should drop some acid together and sub for a kindergarten class. 

     [ "sub" ]

    1: short for subwoofer, a speaker that drmaticaly increases bass output

      * e.g.,  ... damn those subs were pumpin so much bass tha rust flew from his car 

     [ "sub" ]

    1: short for substitute teacher

      * e.g.,  ... We had a sub today in Calculus. 

     [ "sub" ]

    1: it means subscribe to someone else's youtube account. You will then receive a notification every time they publish a new vid. People try to get more subscribers to their accounts.

      * e.g.,  ... - hey sub to me ill sub back 

     [ "sub" ]

    1: Someone you throw paper airplanes at, perform as a Tourette's child for, compliment on her dress and say you have one just like it (if you are male), and generally confuse and irritate. The ultimate goal is to either make the substitute break down laughing or reveal his/her shocking brain-dead-ness by convincing him/her that you really do talk like that.

      * e.g.,  ... "Wow, that sub we had in history was wearing a belt and suspenders." 

     [ "sub" ]

    1: severely underdeveloped brain

      * e.g.,  ... "sub to my channel"; 

     [ "sub" ]

    1: supremely ugly being

      * e.g.,  ... hey check out that sub at three o clock! 

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