adj
uber
OO-buh
adj
1
Informal: extremely, or the ultimate example of something.
"He's an uber fan who never misses a match."
"She has become uber successful in just a few years."
noun
1
A ride booked through the Uber ridesharing app, or lowercase, any similar app-based ride.
"We ordered an Uber to take us to the airport."
How to Use Uber
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsed informally to mean "extremely" or "top-level," or as a casual verb/noun for booking a ridesharing trip.
When to use it
Very informal; the intensifier sense ("uber cool") is slang, and lowercase "uber" as a verb is casual internet usage.
Common pairings
uber cool
order an Uber
Uber driver
Word Forms
Ubered past tense, Ubers plural, Ubers singular
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Etymology
From the German word über, meaning "above" or "over," which entered English partly through Nietzsche's term Übermensch ("superman").