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supercow

supercow

8.2
A person who does a lot of work very well
  • noun
  • /ˈsuːpərˌkaʊ/
  • Informal
translation icon : supervaca
  • She became the office supercow by finishing all her projects ahead of schedule.

Examples

  • The new software made her a supercow in productivity.

  • Whenever a big challenge arises, Mark turns into a supercow and gets everything done.

  • After the deadline, his teammates joked that he was a supercow for completing so much alone.

  • My sister is a real supercow at work!

  • After the deadline, his teammates joked that he was a supercow for completing so much alone.

  • She became the office supercow by finishing all her projects ahead of schedule.

  • Whenever a big challenge arises, Mark turns into a supercow and gets everything done.

Synonyms

whiz
vssupercow
  • Informal
43 7.3

A person who is very skilled at something like math or computers

is broadly very productive or excellent not only skill in one field
gangbuster
vssupercow
  • Informal
2 6.7

A person or thing that is very successful and impressive

is exceptional and productive but less about forceful impact
world-beater
vssupercow
  • Informal
1 6.9

A person or thing much better than others

is exceptional and very productive without necessarily beating all rivals
real walloper
vssupercow
  • Archaic
9.8

A person who is very good at a job and gets great results

is exceptional across situations and emphasizes strong productivity
whizzer
vssupercow
  • Slang
7.3

Something very fast or impressive

is about high performance and steady productivity rather than only speed

Antonyms

underachiever
11 4.6

A person, often a student, who gets lower grades than they could

How Productive

supercow
  • Informal
8.2
hard worker
33 1.3
average
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

supercow singular
supercows plural

Morphology

supercow = super + cow (semi-transparent) = super + cow

The compound is metaphorical when applied to a person or thing (cow does not normally denote high performance), so inference requires pragmatic/metaphoric reasoning.

Etymology

Supercow comes from super 'very' and cow 'the animal that gives milk', used in a playful way. So calling someone a supercow means they are very productive or do an exceptional amount of work.