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Uber

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English

Etymology

From the German word über , which means 'above' or 'over'.

Alternate Spelling

  1. über

Prefix

uber-

  1. Slang. Super; really.
    And Naomi Campbell was known as an uber-model, over and above super-models. [1]
    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. [2]

References

  1. The Weekend Australian. "Payne hopes for Uber-horse - Gelding fashionably attired for $3m race". Pg. 80. April 3, 2004.
  2. Albuquerque Journal. "This Is No Place For Noise." Pg. B1. January 11, 2004.



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