uber-
English
Alternative forms
- über-, ueber-
Etymology
Borrowed from German über-. Doublet of over-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈu.bə(ɹ)/
Or, imitating the German, [ˈjuːbə], [ˈɪuːbə], [ˈyːbə(ɹ)].
Prefix
uber-
- (slang, augmentative) Super; really; mega-.
- 2004 January 11, “This Is No Place For Noise”, in Albuquerque Journal, page B1:
- Uber-fans forget that even a sporting arena is a public place, not the living room; and that in public places certain rules of conduct apply.
- 2004 April 3, “Payne hopes for Uber-horse - Gelding fashionably attired for $3m race”, in The Weekend Australian, page 80:
- And Gisele Bündchen was known as an uber-model, over and above super-models.
Usage notes
A hyperbolic term, implying extremely, to the point of obsession. May accordingly have pejorative connotations, as in uberdork, ubergeek.
Synonyms
- (augmentative): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, maxi-, giga-, -zilla, grand
Derived terms
English terms prefixed with uber-
Related terms
Translations
slang: super, really, mega-