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super-duper

super-duper

10 8.4
A shout that shows strong excitement and approval
  • interjection
  • Informal
: ¡genial!
  • LOU: That is super-duper.

Examples

  • Like nobody's super duper, duper sad for cabs.

  • I have never been super duper no mistakes.

  • So, so yeah, super excited, super duper excited.

  • This is the Super duper evil gay lifestyle run for your heterosexual lives, people.

  • Shouldn't these guys be Obama's super-duper double-secret best friends?

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  • Dez isn't in the top 12 of the show because he's a super duper talented singer.

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  • That movie was super-duper fun to watch!

  • I had a super-duper time at the party last night.

  • She was super-duper happy to receive the award.

Synonyms

yay
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
196 6.0

A short shout people make to show happiness or excitement

adds stronger excitement and extra emphasis to that feeling
hah
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
79 4.6

A short laugh showing surprise or small victory

is more openly joyful and approving rather than brief surprise
hooray
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
58 1.4

A short shout to show excitement or happiness

is more informal and emphasizes enthusiastic approval rather than ceremony
ooo
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
52 9.4

A short sound people say to show surprise or admiration

is more approving and exuberant than this surprised sound
nice one
vssuper-duper
  • UK
35 7.4

A short way to show approval or praise for something done well

is more exuberant and less formal than this congratulatory phrase
hurray
vssuper-duper
32 2.6

A shout people make when they are happy or excited

feels more playful and hyperbolic compared with this standard shout
yahoo
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
24 7.8

A loud shout of joy people make when they feel excited

keeps excitement but sounds more joking and exaggerated
ooooh
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
16 8.3

A short sound people say to show surprise or excitement

leans more toward joyful approval rather than mere surprise
hubba
vssuper-duper
  • Archaic
14 9.9

A short shout showing excitement and admiration about someone's appearance

expresses general enthusiastic approval rather than focused admiration
aaa
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
13 8.6

A short shout showing excitement or joy

is more playful and intentionally exaggerated than this raw cry
whooo
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
9 9.4

A shout of strong excitement or joy

is equally enthusiastic but more brightly exaggerated
oooo
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
9 9.9

A short sound people make to show surprise or admiration

adds clearer approval and stronger enthusiasm to that sound
wooo
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
8 8.2

A loud shout people make to show excitement

is similar but more emphatic and deliberately silly
huzzah
vssuper-duper
  • Archaic
6 9.9

A loud old-fashioned word people shout to show joy or approval

is modern and jokey rather than old-fashioned or formal
wahoo
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
5 9.3

A loud shout to show joy or excitement

is equally joyful but used in more playful contexts
woohoo
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
5 7.4

A loud shout people make to show excitement or joy

is similarly enthusiastic but more playful and childlike
yippie
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
5 8.7

A short shout people make to show excitement or happiness

stresses a slightly stronger and more exaggerated approval
hoorah
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
5 7.9

A short shout people say to show joy or approval

leans more toward playful praise and exaggerated delight
woop
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
4 8.9

A short shout that shows joy or excitement

carries stronger approval and playful emphasis than this short cheer
magnifique
vssuper-duper
2 9.8

Said when you strongly admire or enjoy something

is more casual and slangy than this refined exclamation
hotcha
vssuper-duper
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A shout used to show excitement or approval

is more playful and exaggerated than this nostalgic expression
fantastico
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
1 9.6

A word people say when they feel very pleased or excited

is more colloquial and deliberately exaggerated than this borrow
happy, happy, joy, joy
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
1 8.3

People say it to show great happiness or excitement, often as a joke

keeps playful exaggeration but with louder sincere enthusiasm
oooh
vssuper-duper
  • Informal
1 8.7

A quiet sound people make when they are surprised or impressed

is more celebratory and intentionally emphatic than this surprise
HE-double-L yeah
vssuper-duper
  • Slang
9.9

A very excited yes that shows strong agreement

is more lighthearted and less coarse than that euphemism

How Excited

super-duper
  • Informal
10 8.4
awesome
∞ 2.1
fantastic
891 1.9
great
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

super-duper = super + duper (transparent) = super + duper

Used as an exclamation formed by the same playful rhyming reduplication of 'super', so the intensifying sense is transparent.

Etymology

Super-duper started as super plus a fun rhyme duper, so the sound feels bright and excited. That's why people use super-duper as a shout to show strong approval or to say they are 'very excited'.