super-duper

[ soo-per-doo-per ]

/ ˈsu pərˈdu pər /

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adjective Informal.

extremely good, powerful, large, etc.; very super; marvelous or colossal.

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Origin of super-duper

First recorded in 1935–40; rhyming compound with invented second element

Words nearby super-duper

superdelegate, superdense, superdense theory, superdominant, superduct, super-duper, superego, superelastic, superelevated, superelevation, supereminent

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How to use super-duper in a sentence

Boys are taught early in life to devalue care, to be hyper-competitive, super-achieving men.
How Good Dads Can Change the World|Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The relationships, and motivations of their chief participants, are as tangled and shady as you expect of the super-rich.
The Real-Life ‘Downton’ Millionairesses Who Changed Britain|Tim Teeman|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Further, in the Super Tuesday states of Florida, Texas, and Virginia, Paul is operating at a decided disadvantage.
GOP Won’t Forgive Rand for Cop Critique|Lloyd Green|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Goff called it “insulting” to suggest that he might be running a super PAC for personal gain.
‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour|Tim Mak|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Romneyland is abuzz over the new super PAC—and not in a good way.
‘Ready for Romney’ Is Amateur Hour|Tim Mak|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not only did he provide sub-octave and super-octave couplers freely, but he even added a Swell Sub-quint to Great coupler!
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
This circumstance alone, ought to be strong evidence, even to a skeptic, of its super-human origin.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
His eyes were sighting along an instrument of his own devising as if he were aiming some super-gun of a great air cruiser.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
Lords not only ought to be gentlefolk, and be fed and waited upon and live in affluent idleness, but super-gentlefolk.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 152, May 16, 1917.|Various
It was more ferocious than the merely brutal glare of a tiger; it was an intentional malignity, super-beastly and sub-human.
Overland|John William De Forest

British Dictionary definitions for super-duper

super-duper

/ (ˈsuːpəˈduːpə) /

adjective

informal extremely pleasing, impressive, etc: often used as an exclamation

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