derp
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9.9
- noun
- /dɜrp/
- Slang
- Stop being a derp and blaming everything on this commander in chief.
Examples
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I'm in my forties and had never heard the expression "derp" until my kids picked it up from My Little Pony, where there's a character named Derpy Hooves.
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You said it yourself: "Stop being a derp and blaming everything on this commander in chief."
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Very few people actually want to harass anyone or ban anyone forever for having a derp moment.
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I love how you called it, and then Biki gave you the ol' derp before going ahead and doing what you predicted, even proclaiming Shurmur a gamer for yelling at the refs once in a while.
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The child always acts like a derp, making funny faces that make everyone laugh.
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He was such a derp during the meeting, forgetting the main points and cracking jokes.
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When she spilled water all over the table, her friends called her a derp in a playful way.
Synonyms
2
8.8
A person who acts in a silly or foolish way
A person who acts foolishly or forgets things
A silly or socially awkward person who acts foolishly
Antonyms
How Silly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Derp comes from the same internet joke sound, like duh, and people use it to name a silly person. So a derp as a noun is someone who acts 'foolish' or 'clumsy' in a cute or funny way.