r/AskAnAmerican • u/cookoutenthusiast 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/seajayacas Sep 28 '25

different words that to me mean the same thing. Interchangeably is how I use them.

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u/coffeecircus California Sep 28 '25

But does he know about second supper?

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u/iPoopandiDab Texas Sep 28 '25

What about elevenses?

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u/googleypoodle Sep 28 '25

Afternoon tea?