subbing

1. The act of adding subtitles to a foreign film. Primarily refers to the subtitling of anime that is (usually) unlicensed in places other than Japan.

2. Act of replacing an indisposed teacher for an impermanent amount of time.

3. The act of being on the bottom in a sexual act, usually BDSM.

1. X: Hey, have you seen such-and-such? GROUPNAME is subbing it.
Y: Yeah, they're terrible. OTHERGROUPNAME does a much better job translating.

2. Mrs. Whoswhatsit will be subbing for Mr. Thatoneguy today, because he is sick.

3. X: Why is Z chained to the bed?
Y: He's subbing.

by Pandita May 8, 2005

subs

Short for subwoofers; speaker subwoofers. Often referring to in car speakers.

"wow, man. hella phat subs in yo ride fo sho"

by brendan August 6, 2004

sub

v. to work as a substitute teacher

David Byrne and Bill Nye should drop some acid together and sub for a kindergarten class.

by end times are good times July 12, 2011

sub

short for subwoofer, a speaker that drmaticaly increases bass output

damn those subs were pumpin so much bass tha rust flew from his car

by CuznSmoke May 7, 2005

Sub

(1) Abbreviation for submissive, in the context of Bondage, S&M, etc.

(2) Abbreviation for subwoofer; a type of loudspeaker that plays bass

Who's your new sub?

Damn, how many subs you got in that car? I heard it two blocks away.

by Pymp November 1, 2003

sub

short for substitute teacher

We had a sub today in Calculus.

by berryeri May 16, 2005

subbed

To subscribe to a topic, e.g. a thread in a forum. In internet language also often abbreviated by "sub'd" or "subb'd".

1. I'm glad I subbed this thread.
2. Subb'd!

by gorgonzola2 February 17, 2014