su-

1. variant of sub- before sp: suspect.

SU

abbreviation

1. strontium unit

2. Belarus (international car registration)

Word History and Origins

Origin of su-¹

(sense 2) From S(oviet) U(nion)

Example Sentences

Supporter Su did not want to focus on Onana's error on BBC Sport's fans' verdict, saying: "Brighton were full of purpose from minute one, United were not. Talking about the Onana mistake will simply cover the multitude of problems at Old Trafford."

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For instance, in 1884 Charles Crozat Converse, a Pennsylvania lawyer, proposed the pronoun “thon” as a gender-neutral alternative to the familiar “he” and “she,” starting a national conversation that has rumbled on ever since and yielded many more suggestions—among them “su,” “hir,” “hesh” and even, in 1975, the unfortunate-looking “h’orsh’it.”

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Lisa Su, CEO of Advanced Micro Devices, has gotten used to thriving in the shadows of giants.

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This week, Su pulled off a game-changing deal with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.

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Su is a CEO in the old-school Silicon Valley mold: an award-winning engineer who understands the products she’s selling down to the most minute detail imaginable.

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