Uber - Wiktionary

Etymology

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From German über (“above”, preposition), which is also used as a prefix (über-); cognate with over. Entered English through Nietzsche's use of the word Übermensch. Doublet of over, super, and hyper.

Pronunciation

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• (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈuːbə/, (Germanized) /ˈyːbə/
• (General American) IPA(key): /ˈuːbəɹ/
• Rhymes: -uːbə(ɹ)

Adjective

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uber (not comparable)

1. Super; high-level; high-ranking. Alternative form: über
   • 2006 February, GameAxis Unwired, number 30, page 4:people in Team GameAxis are no different from the rest of us although many would think them as uber geeks
   • 2008, Laura Levine, Killing Bridezilla:The fiasco begins with a call from Jaine's high-school nemesis, uber rich uber witch Patti Devane
   • 2009, J. F. Lewis, ReVamped, page 208:I laughed, a deep croaking noise in the uber vamp's body
   • 2009, Kurt Turrell, G.E.N.I.U.S. NOW: The Mastermind Blueprint, page 4:Moreover, this is a concrete venue for all businesses or organizations to champion a distinctive or necessary cause, and thereby secure “Uber Success” (off-the-charts results) for the future of their company or organization
   • 2010 January 16, Nick Gillett, “This week's games reviews”, in The Guardian‎[1]:It's an orgy of perfectly choreographed cartoon uber violence and is the game the Devil May Cry series always promised but never delivered.
   • 2010 June 5, DD Gutenplan, “The Privileges by Jonathan Dee”, in The Guardian‎[2]:And while Adam himself is a little fuzzy around the edges – I know we Americans pride ourselves on our supposed social mobility, but the sons of union pipefitters don't generally grow up to be uber preppies, regardless of how much charm they can muster at after-work drinking sessions – the other characters are more convincing, especially Cynthia, an East Coast upper-class desperate housewife, who married Adam when they were both in their early twenties because "he makes me laugh and he makes me come", only to find herself driven to distraction (and psychotherapy) by the relentless banality of stay-at-home parenthood.

Derived terms

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• Uber
• uberfan
• ubernerd

Adverb

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uber (not comparable)

1. Very; super. Alternative form: über
   • 2008, Laura Levine, Killing Bridezilla:The fiasco begins with a call from Jaine's high-school nemesis, uber rich uber witch Patti Devane
   • 2009, Mark Driscoll with Gerry Breshears, Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely Methods, page 268:Admittedly, churches do some incredibly goofy things when they pursue relevance for the sake of being uber hip and ultra cool. One pastor I know got so many piercings that he looked like a rack of lures at the Bass Pro Shop
   • 2010 April 29, “'Losers' minus one”, in Pasadena Weekly:The film's parallel story depicts Max (Jason Patric) as an uber powerful operative, barking wild orders at right-hand man Wade (Holt McCallany)

Noun

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uber (plural ubers)

1. (sometimes proscribed) Alternative letter-case form of Uber, a rideshare journey, vehicle, or driver.

Verb

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uber (third-person singular simple present ubers, present participle ubering, simple past and past participle ubered)

1. (uncommon) Alternative letter-case form of Uber

Anagrams

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• buer, bure, ebru, erub, Bure, Rueb, rube, Rube, Brue, Reub