As far as teen usage, I first heard “uber” used on the tv
show Buffy the Vampire Slayer to reference the “uber-vamp,” the worst of the
worst of all vampires.
Clinton Atchley, Ph.D.
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From: Assembly for the
Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane
Saral
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:03 AM
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Subject: Re: "Uber"-use
I first encountered it with Nietzsche's Uber-mensch--but
don't know when it crossed over to teen argot.
Jane Saral
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Miller, Robert <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
…and oh yes, it is used in
front of an adjective or an noun…
Uber cool.
Uber geek
Bob Miller
From: Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Carol Morrison
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 9:36 AM
Subject: Re: "Uber"-use
Thank you, Paul. I am
wondering if you can place "uber" in front of a noun or an adjective.
For instance, one could refer to Ben Stiller in the movie
"Zoolander" as an uber-model or as uber-cool. Either way, he is
over the top in terms of a being a modeling prototype of sorts and in terms
of contrived coolness (or coolness in the extreme). Am I close? I just want
to be sure that if I use the term that it is correctly employed. (I'm
sure that my students will be impressed with my hipness) Thanks! Carol
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