Reverse Dictionary: SUPERIOR

ADJECTIVES
► ACES wonderful; excellent; well-respected; of the very best quality; superior → 20C US sl.
► BAD-DOING first-rate; superior → 1965 Amer. dial.
► BETTAMY superior, better → 1843 Eng. dial.
► BETTERISH somewhat better, of somewhat superior sort → colloq.
► BETTERLY better; superior → 1882 Eng. dial.
► BETTERMER superior, better → 1843 Eng. dial.
► BETTERMORE superior, better → 1843 Eng. dial.
► BETTERMOST best, superior, above the average → 1737 colloq.
► BETTERMY superior, better → 1843 Eng. dial.
► BOSS excellent; powerful; superior → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► CAPADOCIOUS of superior quality or appearance; splendid, excellent → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CAPADOSHA of superior quality or appearance; splendid, excellent → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► CHALK ABOVE, A superior to → 1836 Amer. dial.
► CLASSY of superior quality, stylish; having class → 1891 UK sl.
► DAPPING of superior quality or appearance → 1892 Eng. dial.
► DOUBLE-BACK-ACTION superior; powerful; newfangled → 1848 Amer. dial.
► EYEGLASSY haughtily superior or contemptuous → 1871 colloq.
► FAT CITY superior → 1966 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► GNARLY extreme; excellent; great; superior → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► HIGH-RENT sophisticated, superior → 1970s sl.
► IN THE CATBIRD SEAT in a superior or advantageous position; feeling important → 1945 Amer. dial.
► LACING large; tall; of superior quality → 1902 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NAILING excellent; of superior quality; of large size; great → 1889 Eng. dial.
► NUMEROUS superior, notable → 1841 US sl.
► ON ONE’S HIGH HORSE behaving as if one thinks oneself superior to others → 1782
► PONCY affected, pretentious, self-consciously refined or superior; overly fancy or elaborate; effeminate, homosexual → 1937 sl., derogatory
► POSH socially superior → 1918 sl.
► PRECELLENT that excels or surpasses; conspicuously superior; excellent → 1382 obs.
► RACY noble, superior → 1675 obs.
► SMOOTH excellent; first-rate, superior; clever, ‘neat’ → 1893 colloq., orig. US
► SUPERFLY superior; wonderful → 1971 African-American sl.
► TOP-DRAWER of the highest quality; most superior → 1920 US sl.
► TOP-FLIGHT excellent, superior, of the highest class or quality
► TOP-NOTCH superior; of the highest quality → 1900 US sl.
► TOPPING high or superior in rank, degree, etc.
► TOPS best; most superior; absolutely first-rate → 1935 US sl.
► UP IN THE PAINT CARDS. old; high; superior → 1930s US sl.
► UP IN THE PAINTS old; high; superior → 1930s US sl.
► WORLD-CLASS very superior; outstanding; super-excellent → 1950 Amer. sl.

ADVERBS
► BEFORE in a position of pre-eminence or superiority to → 1377 obs.
► CAPADOSHA in a superior manner; excellently → 1889 Eng. dial.

INTERJECTIONS
► COME OFF THE ROOF! don’t be so superior! don’t be so high and mighty! → 1880 obs.
► COME OFF YOUR PERCH! don’t act so superior! → E20 US esp. students’ usage

NOUNS
► BEARCAT something extraordinary or excellent in some way; something of superior quality → 1942 Amer. dial.
► BETTER END the higher classes; a superior kind; the greater part, majority → 1848 Eng. dial.
► BETTER HAND superiority, the ‘upper hand’; precedence → 1523 obs.
► BETTERHOOD the condition of being better; superiority → 1615
► BETTERINGS superiors, those in a higher position → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BULGE, THE the advantage or upper hand, the superior position → 1860 sl., orig. US
► BULL-POINT a point of advantage or superiority → 1900 colloq.
► CADILLAC something powerful or superior → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► DADDY OF THEM ALL, THE the finest, largest, or most striking example; the most notable; the best; the most superior → 1907 US sl.
► DAISY a person or thing that is remarkable, wonderful, excellent, first-rate or superior → 1757 Amer. sl.
► DANDY a person or thing that is admirable, remarkable, excellent, wonderful, first-rate, superior, etc.; a skilful person → 1784 colloq.
► DAPPER anything of superior quality or appearance → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► DARB a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, first-rate or attractive → 1915 US sl.
► DARBS, THE a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, or attractive → 1922 US sl.
► DICK-NAILER something or someone superior or extraordinary; anything satisfactory; something impressively big → 1892 Amer. dial.
► DINGER anything of a superlative character; something exceptional or striking; someone or something remarkable or superior; something splendid or stylish → 1809
► GOSH-DINGER something or someone remarkable or superior; an unusual specimen of any kind → 1912 Amer. dial.
► HIGHER HAND superiority in contest, mastery → a1225 obs.
► HOOPERDOO a remarkable, wonderful, or superior person or thing → 1940 US sl.
► HOOPERDOOPER a remarkable, wonderful, or superior person or thing → 1940 US sl.
► JIM-DANDY a superior or excellent thing or person → 1887 Amer. dial.
► JIM-SLICKER a superior or excellent person or thing → 1914 Amer. dial.
► JIM-SWINGER a superior or excellent person or thing → 1956 Amer. dial.
► JO-DANDY  ► JOE-DANDY a superior or excellent person or thing → 1890 Amer. dial.
► MAISTRICE mastery; superiority, superior force or skill; a deed of might or skill; a feat → a1300, chiefly Sc. obs.
► MAISTRY skill, power, superiority, mastery → 1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► NAILER a marvellously good thing, animal, or person; an exceptionally good hand at something; anything of superior or surprising quality; a surprising lie → a1818 colloq.
► OWERANCE ► OWRANCE the position of being over; superiority, mastery, control → 1552 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► PRESIDENCY superiority, precedence → 1608 obs.
► PRESTANCE social pre-eminence or superiority; prestige → 1470 orig. Sc.
► PRESTANCY pre-eminence, priority, superiority → 1615 obs.
► PREVALENCY superiority, predominance → 1623 obs.
► PRICE superiority in a match or struggle; victory → 1350 obs.
► PRIMALTY a being first in order, rank, important, or authority; a being more or most important; the first or chief place; superiority, pre-eminence → 1400 obs.
► RAKER a superior thing → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► SOME SHUCKINS anybody or anything large, important, superior, or remarkable → c1939 Amer. dial.
► TOP the best; the most superior → 1593

NOUNS – PERSON
► BEAT one who excels or surpasses another, a superior → 1855 US sl.
► BEE’S KNEES, THE someone extraordinary, wonderful, or admirable; an excellent or superior person, or one who poses as such → 1905 sl., orig. US
► BETTERMORE BODY a superior person; one of the better class → 1873 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BETTERMY BODY a superior person; one of the better class → 1873 Eng. dial.
► BIG ASS an influential, important or celebrated person; a big shot; a superior person or one who claims to be; used derisively → 1956 US sl.
► BIG BANANA a superior person or one who claims to be → 1984 sl.
► BIG BLOKE a boss, a superior → 1916 Aust. sl.
► BIG BOPPER a superior person or one who claims to be → 1967 US sl.
► BIG BOY a superior person or one who claims to be → 1920s US sl.
► BIG HONCHO any form of important or superior person, esp. in a criminal context; a prison governor → 1970 US sl.
► BIG MUCKY-MUCK a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension → 1952 US sl.
► BIG SHOT a superior person, or one who claims to be; a high-ranking, influential, important, or celebrated person → 1908 sl., orig. US
► BIG SHOUT a superior person, or one who claims to be → 1908 US sl.
► BIG SNAG a superior person, or one who claims to be; a high-ranking, influential, important, or celebrated person → 1842 US sl.
► BITCH ON WHEELS an extraordinary or surprising person; a superior person → 1939 US sl.
► BLOCK AND TACKLE one’s wife, boss, or superior; anyone who can or does restrains one’s actions → 1975 US colloq. (Bk.)
► BLUENOSE someone who sees themself as superior to their neighbours → 1920s sl.
► CANNONBALL a superior person or one who claims to be so → 1940s US sl.
► CAT’S MEOW ► CAT’S MIAOU ► CAT’S MIAOW a superior person, or someone who poses as such → 1920s Aust. & US sl.
► CAT’S MITTS a superior person, or someone who poses as such → 1910s US sl.
► CAT’S NUTS a superior person, or someone who poses as such → 1910s US sl.
► CHIEF one’s boss or superior → 20C Amer. sl.
► CODFISH one who thinks himself superior to their peers → E19 sl.
► DAISY a person or thing that is remarkable, wonderful, excellent, first-rate or superior → 1757 Amer. sl.
► DANDY a person or thing that is admirable, remarkable, excellent, wonderful, first-rate, superior, etc.; a skilful person → 1784 colloq.
► DARB a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, first-rate or attractive → 1915 US sl.
► DARBS, THE a person or thing that is superior, remarkable, or attractive → 1922 US sl.
► DICK-NAILER something or someone superior or extraordinary; anything satisfactory; something impressively big → 1892 Amer. dial.
► DINGER anything of a superlative character; something exceptional or striking; someone or something remarkable or superior; something splendid or stylish → 1809
► FANCY DUDE any person who acts superior → 1954 Amer. dial.
► FANCY PANTS a dandy; a pretentious, superior, self-important person → 1934 US sl.
► FROG’S TONSILS, THE someone extraordinary, wonderful, or admirable; an excellent or superior person, or one who poses as such → 1936 US sl.
► GAFFER one’s employer or superior → a1659 Brit. sl.
► GINIGOG a person who is superior in some way, either positively or negatively → 1983 W. Indies
► GOSH-DINGER something or someone remarkable or superior; an unusual specimen of any kind → 1912 Amer. dial.
► GOVERNOR a superior, a boss; a manager or owner; a superintendent → 1942 Amer. sl.
► HARD-ON a severe and intolerant person, esp. a martinet leader or superior → 1980s US sl.
► HIGH MICKEY-DOODLE a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension → M19 US sl.
► HIGH MONKEY-MUCK a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension → M19 US sl.
► HIGH-MUCK-A-MUCK ► HIGH-MUCKETY-MUCK ► HIGH MUCKTY-MUCK ► HIGH MUCKY-MUCK a superior or important person, whether actually or through pretension; a self-important person → 1856 Amer. sl.
► HIS NIBS an employer, a superior → 1887 sl.
► HOOPERDOO a remarkable, wonderful, or superior person or thing → 1940 US sl.
► HOOPERDOOPER a remarkable, wonderful, or superior person or thing → 1940 US sl.
► JIM-DANDY a superior or excellent thing or person → 1887 Amer. dial.
► JIM-SLICKER a superior or excellent person or thing → 1914 Amer. dial.
► JIM-SWINGER a superior or excellent person or thing → 1956 Amer. dial.
► JO-DANDY ► JOE-DANDY a superior or excellent person or thing → 1890 Amer. dial.
► MONKEY-MONK a superior or important person, whether in fact or through pretension; a self-important person; an aristocrat → 1880 US sl.
► OLD MAN orig. a commanding officer or ship’s captain; hence, one’s employer or superior → 1830 sl.
► RAKER a superior person; a hard worker → 1905 Sc. (Bk.)
► RIPPER an admirable or superior person → 1899 Amer. dial.
► SHAH one whose superiority, real or imagined, suggests and Oriental potentate → L19 Cockney sl.
► SOME SHUCKINS anybody or anything large, important, superior, or remarkable → c1939 Amer. dial.
► SPANKER a person who takes long steps with agility; one who walks quickly; a tall and active young person; a superior person; one who excels → 1751 colloq. & Sc. & Eng. dial.
► TOP DOG the victorious or dominant party; one who has influence, an important or superior person → 1900 
► TOP SAWYER the leader in any profession, job, or occupation; a superior; a person of importance; the best person → 1826 sl. 
► UNIMAKE a non-equal, a superior → c1205 obs.
► WHIZBANG a person or thing that is remarkable, wonderful, superior, etc. → 1915 sl.

VERBS
► BE A QUEEN TO to be much superior to → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GET OFF ONE’S HIGH HORSE ► GET ON ONE’S HIGH HORSE to stop behaving as if one thinks oneself superior to others → 1782
► HAVE to surpass, to be superior to; to have the better of → 1843 Eng. dial.
► HIGH-HAT ► HI-HAT to act in a superior manner towards others; to snub → 1920s colloq., orig. US
► LOSE to be much superior to; to overcome; to defeat easily → 20C colloq.
► PACK to defeat, to be superior to, or more enjoyable than → c1920 Aust sl.
► PUT THE KIBOSH ON ONE to beat badly; to prove one’s superiority over one → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► PUT TO SHAME to outshine by virtue of superior qualities or a more praiseworthy action
► RUN AWAY WITH THE HARROWS to carry off the prize; to acquire superiority → 1844 Sc.
► SHADE to be superior to, albeit by a small margin → 1950s sl., orig. Aust.