What does サーブ mean?


Can't understand the term サーブ。I was thinking it may mean sub or substitute.
Thanks as always! I was chatting with 茶屋。Could the term mean serve? Serving in
the Olympics as an athlete? Or in reference to working hard in Kyoto? Serve
serve serve! since the term is elongated.

> 茶屋：楽しみにしてます  
>  茶屋：オリンピック応援します  
>  茶屋：まだ、時間あります  
>  茶屋：京都で頑張ってるの想像してます  
>  茶屋：サ－ブ  
>  茶屋：サ－ブ  
>  茶屋：サ－ブ  
>  JACK：なにこれ  
>  茶屋：えっ  
>  JACK：サーブ  
>  JACK：なにそれ  
>  茶屋：えっ




I try to consolidate the above + add some, while I don't understand the
original dialogues completely:

@Jack I hope / believe that you know that なにこれ is [not literally, but
considering the negative tone] close to WTF, i.e. you should for sure not use
that to express that you did not understand what the person talking to you
meant!

サーブ means "serve" in the meanings of [at least]

  1. Serving [in the sense of bringing to you + handing over food / drinks. NOT like "We only serve vegetarian food"

  2. In tennis

  3. In ice hockey ;-) / soccer [I chose "soccer" instead of "football" partly to avoid confusion [as some people may incorrectly think that "football" means "American football" ;-) ]

It is not used in the more abstract cases of "to serve" e.g. when saying
something like "serving a country", or, in @JACK 's example "serving in the
Olympics as an athlete"

サブ means "sub" of the sense "hierarcically below something else" [So, "subway"
or "submarine" does not use it; submarine (vehicle) is 潜水艦] [At least if it is
a military submarine; I think that the 艦 MAY not be appropriate for a non-
military submarine, but I also don't think you say 潜水船 either].




I try to consolidate the above + add some, while I don't understand the
original dialogues completely:

@Jack I hope / believe that you know that なにこれ is [not literally, but
considering the negative tone] close to WTF, i.e. you should for sure not use
that to express that you did not understand what the person talking to you
meant!

サーブ means "serve" in the meanings of [at least]

  1. Serving [in the sense of bringing to you + handing over food / drinks. NOT like "We only serve vegetarian food"

  2. In tennis

  3. In ice hockey ;-) / soccer [I chose "soccer" instead of "football" partly to avoid confusion [as some people may incorrectly think that "football" means "American football" ;-) ]

It is not used in the more abstract cases of "to serve" e.g. when saying
something like "serving a country", or, in @JACK 's example "serving in the
Olympics as an athlete"

サブ means "sub" of the sense "hierarcically below something else" [So, "subway"
or "submarine" does not use it; submarine (vehicle) is 潜水艦] [At least if it is
a military submarine; I think that the 艦 MAY not be appropriate for a non-
military submarine, but I also don't think you say 潜水船 either].

