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proof that the show goes on, just slightly worse or occasionally much better.
means a person or thing standing in for another, usually because the original is unavailable, injured, or expired.
from from latin substituere, sub (under) plus statuere (to set up) — literally to set up in place of, a word for putting something underneath to hold up what's missing.
soccer rulesubstitutions weren't allowed at all until 1958
teacher slang'sub' shortened first appears in 1904 classrooms
chemistry meaningone atom swapped for another in a molecule
for instance
leicester's jamie vardy 2015 — subbed on, scored, sparked an eventual title run
margarine — invented 1869 as a cheap butter substitute for napoleon iii's army
understudy broadway — shirley maclaine subbed for carol haney in 1954, got discovered
replacement referee 2012 — nfl's blown call cost the packers a game