supes
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- noun
- /suːps/
- Slang
:
superhéroes
- Spider-Man is Peter, Clark is Supes.
Examples
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DC would never let Supes say anything like that.
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You ever a Supes guy?
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Two different guys playing Supes possibly in the same year?
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Look, Supes, when we take down the baddies, they stay down.
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No one was gonna blink here, Supes.
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This is low-level stuff, Supes.
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The fans cheered loudly as the supes flew overhead during the parade.
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In comic books, supes are often portrayed as having extraordinary powers.
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Many kids dream of becoming supes when they grow up and save the world.
Synonyms
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A fictional person with special powers who protects people and fights evil
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A person who looks after an apartment building and fixes things
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A person with very strong, often magical powers like comic book heroes
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Supes is a short, informal form of superheroes, built from super meaning 'above' or 'very'. So calling someone supes makes you think of people with extra power or special abilities.