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When did "uber" become mainstream

Originally posted by: DaWhim
uber = super in german.
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über in German by itself can mean "over", "above" or "beyond", stuff like that. If you combine it with another word, like übermensch, that means superman. So when, in English, people use it by itself to mean they're like totally l33t!1lol they're using it wrong.
 
Originally posted by: mobobuff
Originally posted by: DaWhim
uber = super in german.
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über in German by itself can mean "over", "above" or "beyond", stuff like that. If you combine it with another word, like übermensch, that means superman. So when, in English, people use it by itself to mean they're like totally l33t!1lol they're using it wrong.
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:cookie: Correct

IE Deutchland über alles the catchy slogan for hitlers political party "Germany over all"
 
I don't think Diablo 2 or Return to Castle Wolfenstein will make a word mainstream. Sure they are good games, but not a lot of people play games.

Probably the reason is the Friends episode where Ross wanted to impress a girl and bought manly Uberweiss laundry detergent.
 
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