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supe

supe

1 9.9
A person with very strong, often magical powers like comic book heroes
  • noun
  • /suːp/
  • Slang
translation icon : superhéroe
  • All good here, Supe.

Examples

Synonyms

superhero
vssupe
136 3.2

A fictional person with special powers who protects people and fights evil

is the informal slang term used instead of the formal name

How Powerful

demigod
  • Literature
10 8.1
superhuman
4 5.5
supe
  • Slang
1 9.9
ordinary
5 2.0

Surface Forms

supe singular
supes plural

Morphology

supe = superhero (semi-transparent) = super + hero

The word is a clipped form of 'superhero', so the meaning is inherited, but the shortened spelling is not itself morphologically informative.

Etymology

Supe is a slang short form of super or superhero, and super means 'above' or 'beyond'. So a supe is someone with 'above' normal powers, like a comic-book hero.