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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.
by Anna December 27, 2003
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Über

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
by News4me January 2, 2013
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Über

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!!!"
by Stuart Fletcher December 20, 2004
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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.
by bowlofnoodles September 20, 2008
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Alot, really, usually expressing a positive emotion.
that was über exiting!

that cake was über good!
by Gracie Lou, aka Lulu July 1, 2010
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Über

your father is in very poor health
your sister is in constant need
motherhood is demanding
finance is a struggle
not to mention your own, your self, your thing that you are fighting to keep alive
not to fucking mention a decent romantic life, what happened to love, coz thats just way too much to ask for?
"Jenny, i feel way too über. Looks like hospital-hopping has become my new hobby. How dor i deal with whats to come?"
by Krkič March 28, 2019
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Uber-

Prefix: the epitome of; usually used in a negative connotation
He's a Trekkie. What an ubernerd.

Cubism is ubercrap.
by Sarah November 25, 2003
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