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1. German word for "above" or "over". Although frequently seen spelled as uber, the correct spelling "über".

2. More modernly this word has become mainstream in American pop culture as an adjective to add emphasis to the impressiveness of something.
2. über-cool, über-babe, über-hot, etc.

i.e.: Heide Klum is an über-babe.
über by TattooedGoodGirl June 11, 2006
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"über" is the German word for "above" or "over". Is does not mean "super" what many Americans tend to use "über" for.
Über den Wolken muss die Freiheit wohl grenzenlos sein.
über by Anna December 27, 2003
German meaning "extremely, above, more than..."
As in überlaut - very loud

übercool - extremely cool

PS. the line : " Deutschland, Deutschland über alles.."
dates back to 1841 (lyrics by Hoffmann von Fallersleben ) thus it has nothing to do with Nazi Germany at all
Über-cool,Über-laut,Über-geil
Über by News4me January 2, 2013
British slang

See also: Uber

Über;
1) <adjective> Good

Über-;
2) <prefix> The most superlative

==> The word 'Über' is taken from German and is used in exactly the same way by an English slang speaker as a German speaker would. Über in German literally means 'Over' or 'Above' and is often merged with other German words to emphasise their excellence. e.g. "Übersoldat" or "Over-soldier" literally translated. In English, we would sooner say, "Super-soldier", but the meaning is the same.

Other variations:-

µber;

Variant on the spelling of 'Über' with exactly the same meaning only the 'Ü' is replaced with the greek letter 'µ' (Myu).
This is an informal and localised variant and would never be used in formal text.
1) "Aww man, that isn't only Gnarly - that is Über!"

2) "Holy shit, that is Über-cool!"

1+2) "Holy shit! Aww man, that isn't only Gnarly - that is Über-Über!!!"
Über by Stuart Fletcher December 20, 2004
In slang, über is an adjective synonymous with superior, beyond, surpassing, etc. Über retains the meaning from the language it came from, in this case German.
It can be used as an adverb in order to amplify a verb or another adjective's meaning. In may be hyphenated when used in this sense, as shown below.
Günther's über clock can display any desired information in addition to the time.

Engelbert just got this über-cool video game.
über by bowlofnoodles September 20, 2008
Alot, really, usually expressing a positive emotion.
that was über exiting!

that cake was über good!