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!!!"
