Definition of "extra" in English

adjective

1. (not comparable) Beyond 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.

2. (not comparable, dated) Extraordinarily good; superior.

3. (comparable, slang) Over 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.
   • Two months of Christmas trees, Christmas movies and Christmas music brings so much fun to our home, we are so extra with it!

adverb

1. (informal) To an extraordinary degree.

   • That day he ran to school extra fast.

noun

1. Something additional, such as an item above and beyond the ordinary school curriculum, or added to the usual charge on a bill.

2. 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!

3. (cricket) A run scored without the ball having hit the striker's bat - a wide, bye, leg bye or no ball.

4. (acting) A supernumerary or walk-on in a film or play.

5. (slang) The 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!

6. Something of an extra quality or grade.

7. (Singapore, military, countable) A 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.