super-duper
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of super-duper
First recorded in 1935–40; rhyming compound with invented second element
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Despite the report, which Schwarzenegger did not contest, voters kicked Gray Davis out and replaced him with the Hollywood super-duper star.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
For most of my life—and most of his life—he was never exactly super-duper mega-famous.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2024
“It was smaller than the front seat of a Volkswagen bug. It made Apollo seem like a super-duper, plush touring bus.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023
Each one of them has something like a super-duper Apple Watch embedded in their forearm that constantly monitors physical and emotional health.
From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2023
Somehow our super-duper plant fell off the windowsill.
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
