super-duper

adj
/ˈs(j)uː.pəˌduː.pə(ɹ)/UK/ˈsu.pɚˌdu.pɚ/US

Etymology

Rhyming reduplication, from super (1940).

Definitions

  1. Very excellent

    Very excellent; truly great.

    • Near-synonym: super-superlative
    • Tell your friends who may be Cincinnati-bound about the super-duper Cincinnatian, B&O's latest and classiest train.
    • Some markets are super. Our supermarket is super-duper.
  2. Major, total, thorough.

    • Hello Kitty is having a Valentine's Day party for all her friends... But when Hello Kitty hurts her leg, all her plans are ruined! Will her party be a super-duper success or a super-duper disaster?
  3. Very

    Very; extremely.

    • No, you are entitled to your own opinion, alright? I'm the tart here. Cher, you've been nothing but super-duper nice to me.
    • But I'm super-duper hungry. Anybody have a candy bar in their pocket?

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA