sous

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of sou
2. (alt-of, obsolete)Obsolete form of sou (“French coin”).

   “The moment I cast my eyes upon him, I was predetermined not to give him a single sous […]”

   “A tritish maxim and not worth a sous”

3. (form-of, plural)plural of sous
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping)Clipping of sous-chef.

   “Denise left the Generator [restaurant] in the hands of her sous and took the train to New York to bail out her feckless brother and entertain her parents.”

   “A chef always looks out for his sous chef; a sous is always “under” his chef's wing—guided, nurtured, cared for, long after the stoves are turned off and the aprons are hung up. While other cooks are apprenticed to the kitchen, the sous is the lieutenant, the executor of Chef's wishes.”

name

1. (form-of, plural)plural of Sou