"uber-" meaning in English

See uber- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /ˈu.bə(ɹ)/
Etymology: Borrowed from German über-. Doublet of over-. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|über-}} German über-, {{dbt|en|over-}} Doublet of over- Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} uber-, {{en-prefix}} uber-
  1. (slang, augmentative) Super; really; mega-. Tags: augmentative, morpheme, slang Derived forms: uberdork, ubergeek, ubercool, übercool Derived forms (See also): English terms prefixed with uber- Related terms: ubermensch Translations (slang: super, really, mega-): mega- (Danish), over- (Danish), super- (english: sarcastically or rarely used) (Danish), hyper- (exaggerative) (Danish), super- (Finnish), über- (Finnish), mega- (French), super- (French), über- (German), ober- (German), mega- (German), über (Hungarian), mega- (Spanish), super- (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-uber--en-prefix-Yw7vf3pj Synonyms: super- [augmentative], supra- [augmentative], hyper- [augmentative], ultra- [augmentative], macro- [augmentative], arch- [augmentative], over- [augmentative], mega- [augmentative], maxi- [augmentative], giga- [augmentative], -zilla [augmentative], grand [augmentative], über-, ueber-

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for uber- meaning in English (3.2kB)

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