Definitions
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- interjection slang Draws attention to an act of
foolishness orstupidity . - interjection placeholder for unimportant details,
blah blah blah - verb To act
stupid orfoolish - verb To make a stupid
mistake - verb of eyes To point in different directions; (of a person) To have a facial expression with one's eyes pointing in different directions.
Etymologies
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Examples
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'derp'? c'mon adam, anon is not stupid. we have people everywhere.
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After dropping off a derp as good as observant which he usually wishes to verbalise to his daughter a single final time, Javert allows Fauchelevent to lapse home.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Dragunov (UID#7888) on November 18th, 2009 at 3: 40 am dem took their hurp derp hurr
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What's next, another "how's that 'hopey-changey' derpa doop dop derp" quote from Palin?
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RSIxidor (UID#950) on September 14th, 2009 at 6: 59 am derp
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After dropping off a derp as good as observant which he usually wishes to verbalise to his daughter a single final time, Javert allows Fauchelevent to lapse home.
stole_bread @ 2009-10-10T00:25:00 admin 2009
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RosanatorDA no he didnt. jason b whew! thanks! russ is usually really good about that stuff, but the way it was worded made me worry. derp banksy is keyser soze
Release Date and Info on Banksy’s Film Exit Through the Gift Shop | /Film 2010
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A very beautiful, intelligent, well written, well acted action film that's heavy on the dialogue. love it. derp get Haneke to direct it.
Roman Polanski Planning Next Picture, Adapted from Yasmina Reza’s God of Carnage | /Film 2010
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So anyway, I still want to see it, but I'm hoping the visuals, over time, will flawlessly mesh into a more real feeling setting. derp
New Photo and Interview: Anne Hathaway in Alice in Wonderland | /Film 2010
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By Oscar time, the 3-D buzz should be out of the voters' systems. derp
alexz commented on the word derp
I like to think that I invented the word 'derp' while playing Team Fortress 2 and saying crap into the microphone.
Nowadays, it's used in place of D'oh!
*edit , no I didn't coin this.Wiktionary has early citations.
January 6, 2013
alexz commented on the word derp
I'd like to thank the OED for immortalizing this word. http://blog.oxforddictionaries.com/august-2013-update/
August 28, 2013
erinmckean commented on the word derp
"English has no word for "the constant, repetitive reiteration of strong priors". Yet it is a well-known phenomenon in the world of punditry, debate, and public affairs. On Twitter, we call it "derp"." NoahPinion Blog
March 26, 2017