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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Soupy Salesmanship #129564 06/21/04 03:20 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick OP Carpal Tunnel OP musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago Over in "demented dictionary", ZDub cited this pair: Engine block enlargement: Sup-up your motor I believe it's a form of what we say 'Soup-up' (or even 'hop-up'). An earlier form? a later form? one from 'nother country? I really don't give a **** ***... go start a thread in Q+A about it ... it was, however, an inspiration to create this food-word thread. You *guys are all apples of my eye. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Soupy Salesmanship #129565 06/21/04 05:04 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Haven't ever had to write it, but it could be from super. Maybe not? Could also be from soup as a slang word for nitro(glycerene)? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Soupy Salesmanship #129566 06/21/04 05:49 PM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 15 South Carolina Z ZDub stranger ZDub stranger Z Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 15 South Carolina Chalk it up to not understanding the etymology. I have seen the form "sup up" written on the internet a number of times and never really had the occasion to question it. I guess that's what makes this place so much fun It seems people who use this form are under the impression that basically means "super charged"; however it appears they (and I) may be mistaken: http://www.etymonline.com/s9etym.htm soup (2) - "increase the horsepower of an engine," 1921, probably from soup (1) in slang sense of "narcotic injected into horses to make them run faster," influenced by supercharge which suggests "sup up" may not be completely incorrect; however there isn't much other argument for "sup" (v.), which is first attested 1876. http://www.tes.co.uk/staffroom/thread.asp?staffroomSearchStr=&id=18112&threadPage=1&threadID=697577&messagePage=3 "To soup up" an engine relates to increasing its horsepower, and is thought to relate to the practice of injecting narcotics into a horse to increase its speed for a race. http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=soup up Main Entry: soup up Function: transitive verb Etymology: soup (drug injected into a racehorse to improve its performance) : to increase the power or efficiency of <soup up an engine> Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary & Thesaurus Main Entry: soup up Function: transitive verb Etymology: soup (drug injected into a racehorse to improve its performance) Date: circa 1933 : to increase the power or efficiency of NB: Soup is also a term for nitroglycerin. Certain race cars are fueled with "nitro" fuels and are therefore souped up. American Heritage College Dictionary 4th Edition Soup up – phrasal verb: Slang. To modify (something) so as to increase its capacity to perform or satisfy, esp. to add horsepower to (a vehicle). Z-Dub Z-Dub Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Soupy Salesmanship #129567 06/21/04 06:23 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick OP Carpal Tunnel OP musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago Sometimes a cigar is just a banana. Not to be over(t)ly aplhabetical... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Soupy Salesmanship #129568 06/21/04 06:37 PM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 15 South Carolina Z ZDub stranger ZDub stranger Z Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 15 South Carolina Now I get it... It's a good thing I draw a celery for looking this stuff up. Z-Dub Z-Dub Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Soupy Salesmanship #129569 06/21/04 07:02 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Z Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Z Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada That really was a dilly of a pun Z-Dub, I will endiver to do as well. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Soupy Salesmanship #129570 06/21/04 09:23 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park orange you guys ever gonna tire of threads that are filled with lame puns? puns are turnuping everywhere... and now a food thread full of puns... well, i am working hard to ketchup! but seriously... do we have a resident cheesecake? or a beefcake for that matter? napform comes to mind when describing my figure.. unless you want to go with pudding bag-- my sister had a narrow waist, and full breasts.. some might have said she had an hourglass figure.. but the term that 'stuck' was when someone said she had a figure like a sack of potatoes, tied in the middle! she never was as smooth or evenly shaped as an hourglass.. and sack of potatoes tied in the middle was much more evocative of how she looked! my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Soupy Salesmanship #129571 06/22/04 11:21 AM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 389 Rhode Island, USA Owlbow enthusiast Owlbow enthusiast Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 389 Rhode Island, USA That would be Nitrous oxide. It's a substitute for air and makes the fuel burn hotter. Creates more power, the race vehicle goes faster, but very poor MPGs (KPGs) result, not that that's a concern for race folk, (or HUMMER drivers). Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Soupy Salesmanship #129572 06/22/04 11:46 AM Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 15 South Carolina Z ZDub stranger ZDub stranger Z Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 15 South Carolina I falafel about my error. I know the puns might be gratin y’all’s nerves, but so far y’all seem game. I could hash out s’more, but I don’t want to be accused of being a ham. Z-Dub Z-Dub Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Soupy Salesmanship #129573 06/22/04 11:59 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 the puns might be gratin y’all’s nerves I got nothin gainst puns. I've even known, e.g., Rhuby to come up with one from time to time. When y'all get on with whatever it's called that y'all are doin in this thread I normally give it a pass. There might be a pun in here somewhere but cost benefit ratio and all, you understand. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. 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