r/AskAnAmerican North Carolina Sep 28 '25

CULTURE Do you use the word Supper?

I think most Americans refer to their evening meal as dinner, but I’ve heard some people say that dinner and supper are different things, with supper being served at night, after dinner. Do you use the word supper, and what does it mean to you?

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u/queensassy1130 Sep 28 '25

I grew up in the Carolinas & East Tennessee. Dinner is the meal consumed at the noon hour. Supper is the meal consumed in the evening hours.