>. . .. I see uber used as a kind of superlative on the net, but have 
>no idea how mainstream it has become. A common sighting in the wild 
>is "uber noob". This is mostly confined to the gaming community. 
>This sense seems more like "super" than "excessively".

DD: Does it stand for a very new novice, or a slightly older one? 

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