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Definition of 'derp'English
Interjection
( en-interj)
(slang)
- I put chips in my soup instead of crackers. Derp .
* {{quote-newsgroup
| date = 1997-02-25
| first = Pete
| last = Treichler
| newsgroup = alt.sports.hockey.nhl.pit-penguins
| title = Re: Patrick Incompentence Redux
| id = [email protected]> 1/1
| url = https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.sports.hockey.nhl.pit-penguins/AHO2WhCWOms/ScPi-4rnvO0J
| passage = Now that I think of it, i'm surprised that you didn't make fun of his first name as well- 'How could you believe in a guy who has a girly first name?' derp - you are a fool.
}}
(slang) placeholder for unimportant details, blah blah blah
* {{quote-video
| date = 2002-11-27
| episode = The Biggest Douche in the Universe
| title = ( South Park)
| season = 6
| number = 15
| at = 14:28
| url = http://www.southparkstudios.com/full-episodes/s06e15-the-biggest-douche-in-the-universe
| passage = Rob Schneider derp' dee '''derp'''. '''Derp''' dee derpity derpy '''derp'''. Until one day, a '''derp''' a '''derp''' a '''derp''' a ' derp .
}}
* {{quote-newsgroup
| date = 2011-01-10
| first = Tom
| last = Allen
| newsgroup = soc.sexuality.general
| title = Re: Expression of a woman's sexuality
| id = add2880c-51f2-48ba-bcb1-4f9bff60dd58@l24g2000vby.googlegroups.com
| url = https://groups.google.com/group/soc.sexuality.general/msg/31962b1701a525c8
| passage = Me: Hi, remember me from SSG? Can I ask you about herping the derp'? R1: Oh, hai Tom. Sure, that would be the ' derp that was herping blah blah blah...
}}
Usage notes
In the placeholder sense, often used with herp . Can be used like a noun or a verb or with various suffixes. Connotes that whatever it stands in for does not matter, and often that it is foolish or nonsensical.
Verb
( en-verb)
To act stupidly or foolishly
To make a stupid mistake
* {{quote-web
| date = 2011-08-22
| id = 184e4b33-8013-4f8f-b312-ce498111076a@b34g2000yqi.googlegroups.com
| title = Re: 4e Forgotten Realms Campaign
| author = Scion-of-Fenrir
| site = Google Groups: /tg/'s Google group
| url = https://groups.google.com/group/tgs-google-group/msg/6006c952294d2da6
| passage = Wait, so we're allowed to have magic items from the start? I must of derped pretty hard.
}}
(slang|of eyes) To point in different directions; (of a|person) To have a facial expression with one's eyes pointing in different directions.
* {{quote-web
| date = 2012-04-22
| author = Double Eight
| title = Re: Next Meetup
| site = Google Groups: Windy City Bronies
| https://groups.google.com/group/windycitybronies/msg/107a57f224ec397
| passage = Also, there was a Derpy cameo in this one, but she didn't have derped eyes.
}}
* {{quote-web
| date = 2012-10-25
| first = Brian
| last = Benchoff
| title = Electronic demon costume is surprisingly unnerving
| blog = Hack A Day
| url = http://hackaday.com/2012/10/25/electronic-demon-costume-is-surprisingly-unnerving/
| passage = The eyes are wired to the same I2C address to prevent derping , but the three red mouth LED matrices are capable of displaying anything that fits on an 8×24 LED matrix.
}}
Derived terms
* derpy
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