hypercasual

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adjective

Extremely casual.

OriginEnglish casual ← Ancient Greek ῠ̔περ- (hŭper-) ← Proto-Hellenic *hupér →
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Meanings

adjectivehypercasual (comparative more hypercasual, superlative most hypercasual)

comparative more hypercasual · superlative most hypercasual

  1. Extremely casual.

    These videos are hypercasual vignettes of Fallon joshing at his desk that exist to remind viewers of the comic's nonthreatening charm.

    2009 January 11, Virginia Heffernan, “The Burden of Interactivity”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Hellenic*hupér
  4. Ancient Greekῠ̔πέρ (hŭpér)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔περ- (hŭper-)
  6. Englishhyper-
  7. Englishcasual
  8. Englishhypercasual

From hyper- + casual.

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APA

hypercasual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercasual

MLA

“hypercasual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercasual. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hypercasual,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hypercasual.

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