Sup

n.

Heard in Offaly, Mayo, Galway, Donegal, Wexford and Sligo

A modest or small portion of a liquid, typically added to a drink like tea or coffee.

In use

D'ya want a sup a milk in your tay, or are you taking it black like a true savage?

Posh English

Would you care for a small drop of milk in your tea, or do you prefer it black like a true barbarian?

Same phrase, other counties

  • Sup sanA greeting for someone one knows but whose name one cannot recall. Used for a person one…
  • Gis us a sup after ya cuzA request for a sip of someone's drink.
  • Sup mofoA casual greeting in Sligo.
  • ShqwigA small sip or sup of a drink.
  • NodgeA small, modest portion of cannabis resin intended for personal consumption.
  • Wet the teaTo brew or prepare a pot of tea.