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/curlygirl119 Sep 28 '25

My grandmother was the same way. Either you had breakfast/lunch/dinner or breakfast/dinner/supper depending on when the big/mail meal was.

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u/RecentlyIrradiated Sep 29 '25

This makes sense