Yo vs. Sup — What's the Difference?

Used to express recognition or surprise.

Used among friends to maintain connection.

Greeting or call to attention.

Informal greeting inquiring about one’s state.

Casual way to address someone.

Often implies expectation of a casual update.

Expresses familiarity and camaraderie.

Casual conversation starter.

Can signify the start of a statement.

Indicates a laid-back approach to communication.

Yo is a slang interjection, commonly associated with North American English. It was popularized by the Italian-American community in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the 1940s.Although often used as a greeting and often deployed at the beginning of a sentence, yo may also come at the end of a sentence and may be used for emphasis or to direct focus onto a particular individual or group or to gain the attention of another individual or group.

To eat or drink (something) or engage in eating or drinking by taking small swallows or mouthfuls

Used as a greeting or to attract someone's attention.

To eat an evening meal; have supper.

Used to express emphasis

A small swallow or mouthful of liquid food; a sip.

(slang) A greeting similar to hi.

Used as an informal greeting.

(slang) An interjection similar to hey.

To sip; to take a small amount of food or drink into the mouth, especially with a spoon.

(slang) An expression of surprise or excitement.

To take supper.

(military slang) Present! Here!

A sip; a small amount of food or drink.

Emphatic conclusion to a statement.

(informal) Superintendent.

(colloquial) your

(mathematics) Supremum, upper limit.

(Baltimore) third-person singular, familiar

Supplement.

The letter Ё, ё.

(Cambridge University slang) A supervision.

Obsolete form of yue, a traditional Chinese unit of volume.

(slang) what's up (either as a greeting or actual question)

(physics) Being or relating to the squark that is the superpartner of an up quark.

To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to take or drink by a little at a time; to sip.

To eat the evening meal; to take supper.

To treat with supper.

A small mouthful, as of liquor or broth; a little taken with the lips; a sip.

A small amount of liquid food;

Take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon

It's a colloquial way of asking "what's up?"

It depends on context; it can be seen as casual and friendly.

It's a casual greeting or a way to grab attention.

As a greeting, call to attention, or to express recognition.

It has roots in African American Vernacular English.

Through its extensive use in hip-hop and urban music.

Yes, it's recognized globally, especially in places influenced by American culture.

Typically with a brief update on your state or activities.

A casual update or acknowledgment of the greeting.

No, it is best suited for casual, informal interactions.

Use it to initiate light, friendly conversations with peers.

It reflects modern, informal youth language in America.

Not inherently, but its appropriateness depends on the social context and relationship between individuals.

Among friends, in casual settings, or to quickly get someone's attention.

It typically starts more superficial chats but can lead to deeper interactions based on the response.