I love how the Dutch say "super" so unironically. I don't think I have ever heard an American say "super" and mean it.

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It’s been a scourge of our language for some time!!

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/13/fashion/super-tuesday-super-saturday.html

Bit of a paywall with that one. Will try to navigate it again later.

Super is used in Germany a lot as well.

Calling things super is comparable to calling them cool in English I would say

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I was trying to think when ive said super and ment it. I dont belive ive said it without a heavey overtone of irony in a long time.

Riiiight me neither. Sounds weird to even try to say it genuinely πŸ˜‚