Sue

• Su

Clipping.

• IPA^(key): /suː/
• Rhymes: -uː
• Homophones: sou, Su; sue (yod-dropping)

Sue (plural Sues)

1. A diminutive of the female given name Susan and of related female given names; popular as a middle name.
   • 2009 April 25, “Meet Number 16 Bus Shelter”, in Austin Daily Herald‎^[1], archived from the original on 20 July 2025:

     For the last decade at least, the trend seems to be that more untraditional names are being chosen over the Bobs, the Toms, the Sues and the Marys.

• Universally pronunced /suː/, not */sjuː/ even in dialects without yod-dropping

Sue (plural Sues)

1. (informal) Synonym of Mary Sue (“type of character in fiction”).

• ESU, EUS, SEU, UEs, ues, use

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Sue f pl

1. (possessive) feminine plural of Suo (“your (formal or polite)”)

Sue f pl

1. (possessive) feminine plural of Suo (“yours (formal or polite)”)

• use