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Question * Word definition - does uber really mean 'over'?

I thought it meant something like 'ultimate'?

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Old 06-18-2005, 08:48 AM
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literal translation from german (don't forget the umlaut - über) is "over". It can be used to mean "ultimate" or "best" etc.
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If you can't manage the umlaut, an 'e' following the 'u' is acceptable I believe.

"ueber".
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whät's sö härd äböüt ümläüts?
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How do you put in an umlaut? Enable some kind of krazy keyboard?
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Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër?

See the løveli lakes...

The wonderful telephøne system...

And mäni interesting furry animals...

Including the majestik møøse.

A møøse once bit my sister.

Nø realli! She was Karving her initials øn the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink".
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Here's the Urban Dictionary definition of uber:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=uber&r=f
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LOL!

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8. uber
1. The German word for "over".

2. Word used by douchebags typically to describe something in one of thier anime cartoons or mindless online games.

1. Hitler belived himself to be the ubermeinch.

2.Douche: Did you see when Chinpokodytskyo took off her shirt on the battlefield while fighting Yu-Gi-Oh?
That was uber awesome!

Guy: You are an uber dick.
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What can I say, the Urban Dictionary is GREAT!!
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Monty Python is uber cool!!!
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Quote:
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Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër?

See the løveli lakes...

The wonderful telephøne system...

And mäni interesting furry animals...

Including the majestik møøse.

A møøse once bit my sister.

Nø realli! She was Karving her initials øn the møøse with the sharpened end of an interspace tøøthbrush given her by Svenge - her brother-in-law - an Oslo dentist and star of many Norwegian møvies: "The Høt Hands of an Oslo Dentist", "Fillings of Passion", "The Huge Mølars of Horst Nordfink".
I thought you had been sacked...
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In the southern US, "uber" has evolved and taken a sad turn...


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it means "above"

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