uber

[oo-ber]

adverb

having the specified property to an extreme or excessive degree; very: an uber fancy restaurant.

adjective

designating a person or thing that exceeds the norms or limits of its kind or class: uber intellectuals.

Also German ü·ber [y-buh r] /ˈü bər/.

uber-

prefix

A prefixal use of uber, adverb and adjective, with the basic meaning “over, beyond.” It is added to adjectives and nouns to form compounds (uberstylish; uberchefs): a hyphen is sometimes used in new coinages or in any words whose component parts it may be desirable to set off distinctly (uber-luxe).

Also über-.

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Examples from the Web for uber

Contemporary Examples of uber

Services like Airbnb, Yelp, and yes, Uber are disrupting long-established industries, from taxis to hotels.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?
Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman
December 30, 2014
If Uber did actually mislead its customers, it should certainly be held responsible.
Why Do ‘Progressives’ Want to Ban Uber and AirBnB?
Adam Thierer, Christopher Koopman
December 30, 2014
Hell, one of the Dixie Chicks even offered to Uber her balls over to the company.
Sony: Hollywood’s Most Subversive Studio Under Attack
Marlow Stern
December 23, 2014
Gawker sneered that Uber is "Ayn Rand's favorite car service."
In Defense of Uber’s Awful Sydney Surge Pricing
Olivia Nuzzi
December 16, 2014
But Uber's surges are not price gouging, as some have erroneously claimed.
In Defense of Uber’s Awful Sydney Surge Pricing
Olivia Nuzzi
December 16, 2014

Historical Examples of uber

It is Deutschland uber Alles; the stars are fighting for the Teuton race.
The Firefly Of France
Marion Polk Angellotti
Bemerkungen uber Russland en rucksicht auf wissen-schaften Kunst, Religion.
Robert Kerr's General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 18
William Stevenson
In that same region be the mountains of Caspian that p. 175men clepe Uber in the country.
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
John Mandeville
We may take Buhler's "Uber Gedanken" to illustrate the kind of results arrived at by such methods.
The Analysis of Mind
Bertrand Russell

British Dictionary definitions for uber

uber-

ber-

combining form

indicating the highest, greatest, or most extreme example of somethingAmerica's ubernerd, Bill Gates; the uber-hip young Bohemians

Word Origin for uber-

C20: from German über over, above

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