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superstatus

superstatus noun: exceptionally high social status.

Noun

superstatus (uncountable)

  1. Exceptionally high social status.
    • But of course, Silicon Valley is a mecca of counter-signaling—witness the superstatus Zuckerbergian hoodie—and it's no surprise to discover that in the land of the billionaire dropout, an Internet entrepreneur like Thiel sees evidence that higher education inhibits innovation.2012, New York Magazine's Most Popular

Origin of superstatus

From super- + status.

Questions about superstatus

What does superstatus mean?
Superstatus means exceptionally high social status.
What part of speech is superstatus?
Superstatus is a noun.

Words near superstatus in the dictionary

  1. superstation
  2. superstations
  3. superstatistic
  4. superstatistical
  5. superstatistics
  6. superstatus
  7. superstellar
  8. superstep
  9. supersteps
  10. supersternal
  11. superstimulant

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