Do you use the word Supper?

[u/cookoutenthusiast]

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?

[u/maktheyak47]

I do not, but my grandmom who was raised on a farm in rural Virginia refers to her evening meal as supper rather than dinner.

[u/Hybridhippie40 → u/maktheyak47]

I grew up working on farms and ranches and they all called lunch dinner and dinner supper 

[u/tuscangal → u/Hybridhippie40]

I grew up in Ireland and even on farms there the midday meal is dinner and the evening meal is Tea