super-duper

adj, adv — 3 senses

super-duper

adj

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

Etymology Rhyming reduplication, from super (1940).

1

Dated, Informal 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.1947, Florence Marshall, Robert V. Schwartz, “Auditor Freight Traffic”, in B and O Magazine, volume 33, page 42:

1 more example

Some markets are super. Our supermarket is super-duper.1991, Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain, The Berenstain Bears at the Super-Duper Market, page 3:

2

Informal 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?2006, Kris Hirschmann, Hello Kitty's Super-Duper Valentine's Day Party, page i:

Derived terms: superdupervenience

super-duper

adv

Etymology Rhyming reduplication, from super (1940).

1

Informal 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.1995, Amy Heckerling, Clueless, spoken by Tai (Brittany Murphy):
But I'm super-duper hungry. Anybody have a candy bar in their pocket?2007, MaryJanice Davidson, Undead and Uneasy: A Queen Betsy Novel:

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