Definitions
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- noun Someone with great powers.
- noun A superior man or human.
Etymologies
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From German über ("above, over") + Mensch ("human, human being")
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PossibleUnderscore commented on the word übermensch
Pronounciation? Someone?
July 13, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word übermensch
Please click the Forvo button. :)
July 13, 2009
dontcry commented on the word übermensch
*snort*
July 13, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word übermensch
*accidentally read username below as "PossibleUnderpants"*
Hey! We have a Twitter button!
July 13, 2009
reesetee commented on the word übermensch
Yes! I noticed it last week. Now I'm searching for just the right Wordie page to Twitter.
Soon we'll disappear into our own electronic selves.
July 13, 2009
tbtabby commented on the word übermensch
I love the Action Philosophers comic where Nietzsche beats the crap out of Hitler and Leopold & Loeb for perverting his philosophy.
July 15, 2009