Word: sub Part of Speech: noun Etymology: * Shortened form of any of various words beginning with sub-. Pronunciation: /sʌb/, /sʊb/ 1. Abbreviation of submarine. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of Example: You know, we got Russian subs creepin' around; anythin' goes wrong they can say whatever they want happened! Give their folks medals! 2. Clipping of submarine sandwich: a sandwich made on a long bun. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: We can get subs at that deli. 3. Clipping of submersible. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 4. Clipping of substitute, often in sports or teaching. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: With the score 4 to 1, they brought in subs. Example: She worked as a sub until she got her teaching certificate. 5. Clipping of subscription (“a payment made for membership of a club, etc.”). Labels: UK, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, often, plural Example: According to the best available information, GALAXY has several times as many subs as any other science fiction magazine! Example: My friend Keith got me a sub to your paper for my Christmas present. 6. Clipping of subtitle Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: I've just noticed a mistake in the subs for this film. 7. Clipping of subroutine (sometimes one that does not return a value, as distinguished from a function, which does) Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: The default accessor can be overridden by declaring a sub of the same name in the package. Example: So far, all the subs and functions that we have used have been those built into the system, or those written to handle events from controls […] 8. Clipping of subeditor Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial 9. Clipping of subcontractor Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial Example: Evoking the train of power that enables effective government, [historian Ramsay MacMullen] wrote: “At every point of connection the original intent must be transmitted as it was received. Otherwise it will come to nothing.” Control and accountability are the bedrock. Control: Who makes the decisions and who decides whether they will be executed—and for whose benefit? Accountability: Who determines whether something has gone wrong, and who determines whether the problem is fixed? In a privatized world, government becomes “diffuse, unstable, unpredictable,” and the skein of responsibility more and more attenuated. Contractors hire subcontractors, who hire subcontractors of their own. “I can’t tell you about the sub to the sub to the sub,” a NATO official told The New York Times in 2010 when asked about convoy guards in Afghanistan who turned out to be in league with the Taliban. Throughout much of our spun-off government today, “the sub to the sub to the sub” is almost a job description. 10. Clipping of subwoofer Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang 11. Clipping of submission (of a work for publication). Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial 12. Clipping of submissive Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal Example: […] roleplay where a sub or bottom takes care of a top's bodily and hygiene needs […] Example: "It means that I'm both a sub and a dom." "Submissive and dominant," I said. He nodded. 13. Clipping of subordinate Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, dated 14. Clipping of subaltern Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, dated Example: He was known as 'Mad Carew' by the subs at Khatmandu, He was hotter than they felt inclined to tell; But for all his foolish pranks, he was worshipped in the ranks, And the Colonel's daughter smiled on him as well. 15. Clipping of subscription (or (by extension) a subscriber) to an online channel or feed. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial Example: I'm totally stoked; just got 10 new subs after my last video. 16. Clipping of subsistence money, part of a worker's wages paid before the work is finished. Labels: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial 17. Clipping of subreddit. Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping 18. Clipping of subject (“particular area of study”) Labels: Philippines, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial 19. Clipping of subliminal (“an audio or video recording intended to produce physical or psychological changes in the listener”) Labels: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping Example: Btw subliminals are the shit. I've been listening to some subs for symmetry, beauty, etc., & someone I met for the first time asked me if I got a nose job bc my nose looked so straight & perfect. Example: You dont need to listen to subs to shift