uber-

See also: uber, ueber, über, and über-

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Etymology

Borrowed from German über-. Doublet of over-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.bə(ɹ)/

Or, imitating the German, [ˈjuːbə], [ˈɪuːbə], [ˈyːbə(ɹ)].

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uber-

  1. (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.

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