super-duper
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of super-duper
First recorded in 1935–40; rhyming compound with invented second element
Example Sentences
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For most of my life—and most of his life—he was never exactly super-duper mega-famous.
From Slate • Dec. 19, 2024
“It was smaller than the front seat of a Volkswagen bug. It made Apollo seem like a super-duper, plush touring bus.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 10, 2023
“If something like this was sustainable enough to repeat all over the world, I think that would be super-duper cool,” Goepper said.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022
It’s super-duper fun, and it’s just so joyful.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2022
At lunchtime, all us cool kids would eat our lunches super-duper fast so we could go outside to meet Sage Moore at the tetherball courts.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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