/ˈɛkstɹə/, /ˈɛksʈɾa/
OriginAbbreviation of extraordinary.
- not-comparable, usuallyBeyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary; extraneous; additional; supernumerary.
“I don't mind doing some extra work, as long as I get extra pay.”
“Kellogg himself became the biggest on-site celeb of all, delivering a weekly ‘Question Box’ lecture in which he explained that tobacco destroyed testicles, and that Ancient Rome had only fallen becaus”
- dated, not-comparable, usuallyExtraordinarily good; superior.
- comparable, not-comparable, slang, usuallyOver the top; going beyond what is normal or appropriate, often in a dramatic manner.
“You unfollowed her for posting cat memes? You're so extra!”
“Wow, you're more extra than she is. You're the most extra friend I have.”
“I highly recommend getting some more bread on the side—they offer small loaves and soup crackers for free, but I'm so extra, I bought my own loaf.”
- informal, not-comparableTo an extraordinary degree.
“That day he ran to school extra fast.”
- Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.
- An extra edition of a newspaper, which is printed outside of the normal printing cycle, for example to report an important late-breaking event.
“Extra, extra! Read all about it!”
- A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.
- A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.
- slangThe state or trait of being over the top, of behaving in an overly dramatic manner.
“Stop! I can't deal with all your extra today!”
- Something of an extra quality or grade.
- Singapore, countableA day of extra duties (often, over the weekends) in camp, as a form of punishment. Used in the phrase “to sign extra”, meaning one has been assigned extras as punishment.
Formsmore extra(comparative) · most extra(superlative) · extras(plural)