uber

1. not comparableSuper; high-level; high-ranking.

   I laughed, a deep croaking noise in the uber vamp's body

   2009, J. F. Lewis, ReVamped, page 208

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   people in Team GameAxis are no different from the rest of us although many would think them as uber geeks

   2006 February, GameAxis Unwired, number 30, page 4

   The fiasco begins with a call from Jaine's high-school nemesis, uber rich uber witch Patti Devane

   2008, Laura Levine, Killing Bridezilla

   Moreover, this is a concrete venue for all businesses or organizations to champion a distinctive or necessary cause, and thereby secure “Uber Success” (off-the-charts results) for the future of their company or organization

   2009, Kurt Turrell, G.E.N.I.U.S. NOW: The Mastermind Blueprint, page 4

   It's an orgy of perfectly choreographed cartoon uber violence and is the game the Devil May Cry series always promised but never delivered.

   2010 January 16, Nick Gillett, “This week's games reviews”, in The Guardian

   And while Adam himself is a little fuzzy around the edges – I know we Americans pride ourselves on our supposed social mobility, but the sons of union pipefitters don't generally grow up to be uber preppies, regardless of how much charm they can muster at after-work drinking sessions – the other characters are more convincing, especially Cynthia, an East Coast upper-class desperate housewife, who married Adam when they were both in their early twenties because "he makes me laugh and he makes me come", only to find herself driven to distraction (and psychotherapy) by the relentless banality of stay-at-home parenthood.

   2010 June 5, DD Gutenplan, “The Privileges by Jonathan Dee”, in The Guardian

1. not comparableVery; super.

   The fiasco begins with a call from Jaine's high-school nemesis, uber rich uber witch Patti Devane

   2008, Laura Levine, Killing Bridezilla

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   Admittedly, churches do some incredibly goofy things when they pursue relevance for the sake of being uber hip and ultra cool. One pastor I know got so many piercings that he looked like a rack of lures at the Bass Pro Shop

   2009, Mark Driscoll with Gerry Breshears, Vintage Church: Timeless Truths and Timely Methods, page 268

   The film's parallel story depicts Max (Jason Patric) as an uber powerful operative, barking wild orders at right-hand man Wade (Holt McCallany)

   2010 April 29, “'Losers' minus one”, in Pasadena Weekly

plural ubers

1. proscribedsometimesAlternative letter-case form of Uber, a rideshare journey, vehicle, or driver.

present singular third person ubers · participle present ubering · participle past ubered · past ubered

1. uncommonAlternative letter-case form of Uber

plural Ubers · alternative uber

1. A car ride requested using the mobile application Uber.

   It all comes back to two highly compelling moments. The moment you requested an Uber and the moment you exited the car with a mere thank-you.

   2016, Aaron Keller, Renée Marino, Dan Wallace, The Physics of Brand: Understand the Forces Behind Brands that Matter, Blue Ash, OH: HOW Books, →ISBN, page 143

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   Simply because there are more drivers who have signed up to partner with Uber than there are yellow taxis does not mean that there are more Ubers on the road.

   2016, Jared Meyer, Uber-Positive: Why Americans Love the Sharing Economy, Encounter Books, →ISBN

   Last week, my cousin asked me how to schedule an Uber for a morning ride to the airport. Because I drive Uber almost every night (and write stories about it), she was quite surprised that I had no idea how to do it.

   2020, Matt Pridgen, Confessions of a Late Night Uber Driver, Lionhearts Press, →ISBN

2. The vehicle used for the ride.
3. One's passenger or driver on Uber.

present singular third person Ubers · participle present Ubering · participle past Ubered · past Ubered · alternative uber

1. intransitivetransitiveTo travel by means of a mobile app-based ridesharing service, particularly but not necessarily Uber.

   Should we take the train or should we just Uber?

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   You can Uber to the event and avoid the parking problem.

   2017 February 28, Adonis Hoffman, “Uber is on a collision course with regulators and lawyers”, in The Hill, archived from the original on 31 Jan 2023, retrieved 21 Mar 2017

   “I closed my Uber account months ago,” she told me recently. Even so, she still Ubers from time to time. In a manner of speaking. As with a lot of people I know, Medina doesn’t use Uber, but she still Ubers. When she uses ride-hailing apps—and Uber is no longer among them—she still uses the name as her chosen noun or verb because that’s just what you say now. Should we take the train or just Uber?

   2017 December 14, Heather Schwedel, “Let’s Uber. I’ll Call a Lyft.”, in Slate, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2021, retrieved 14 Dec 2017

   […] “There are people who Uber everywhere, who Seamless everything, who Amazon everything, and render their lives completely smooth.”

   2025 June 30, Adrienne Matei, quoting Josh Lora, “‘Hey man, I’m so sorry for your loss’: should you use AI to text?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2025

2. intransitiveuncommonTo work or be employed as a driver for Uber.