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supes

/suːps/

supes adverb: super; extremely. Also the plural of supe.

Adverb

supes (comparative more supes, superlative most supes)

  1. (slang) super; extremely.
    • Supes Awesome. Dating advice from the clown who'd put baby powder in my blow-dryer, frozen marbles in my bed, and still regularly strung plastic wrap across the doorway.2015, Janey Mack, Choked Up, page 130
    • It's supes boring here.2015, Ronel van Tonder, Compile:Quest, page 406

Proper noun capitalized: Supes

Supes

  1. (colloquial) Superman, the DC Comics character.

Also used as

supes is also the plural of supe.

Forms of supes

comparativemore supes
superlativemost supes

Origin of supes

Clipping of super + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Clipping of Superman + -s (hypocoristic suffix).

Phrases with supes

Words that rhyme with supes

Questions about supes

What does supes mean?
Supes means super; extremely.
What part of speech is supes?
Supes can be an adverb or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce supes?
Supes is pronounced /suːps/.

Words near supes in the dictionary

  1. superzonal
  2. superzone
  3. superzones
  4. superzoom
  5. superzooms
  6. supes
  7. supes up
  8. Supetar
  9. Suphalak
  10. Suphalaks
  11. Suphan Buri

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