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Supper vs Scupper - What's the difference?

supper | scupper |

As nouns the difference between supper and scupper

is that supper is food consumed before going to bed while scupper is (nautical) a drainage hole on the deck of a ship.

As verbs the difference between supper and scupper

is that supper is to consume a snack before retiring while scupper is (british) thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare scuttle.

supper

English

(wikipedia supper)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Food consumed before going to bed.
  • Any meal eaten in the evening; dinner eaten in the evening, rather than at noon.
  • A meal from a chip shop consisting of a deep-fried food with chips.
    • a fish supper'''; a pizza '''supper
  • A drinker, especially one who drinks slowly (i.e., one who sups).

    • Derived terms

    * kitchen supper * Last Supper * Lord's Supper

    See also

    * Meals

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To consume a snack before retiring.
  • To eat dinner (see above).

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    scupper

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (nautical) A drainage hole on the deck of a ship.
  • (architecture) A similar opening in a wall or parapet that allows water to drain from a roof.
    • Derived terms
    * scupper hose * scupper nail * scupper plug

    Etymology 2

    Of origin.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (British) Thwart or destroy, especially something belonging or pertaining to another; compare scuttle.
    • The bad media coverage scuppered his chances of being elected.
  • * 2002 , Hugo Young, The Guardian (2 Jul):
    • "We can't allow US tantrums to scupper global justice."