different between derby vs derpy

English

Etymology

From Epsom Derby horse race, named after Edward Smith-Stanley, 12th Earl of Derby.

Pronunciation

• (UK, General Australian) IPA^(key): /?d??.bi/
• Rhymes: -??(?)bi
• (US) IPA^(key): /?d?.bi/
• Rhymes: -??(?)bi

Noun

derby (plural derbies)

1. Any of several annual horse races.
2. (by extension) Any organized race.

3. (US) A bowler hat.
   • 1906, O. Henry, The Green Door

     He began to fan her with his hat. That was successful, for he struck her nose with the brim of his derby and she opened her eyes.

4. (sports) A local derby.

Derived terms

• demolition derby
• duck derby
• local derby
• roller derby

Descendants

• ? German: Derby
• ? Portuguese: dérbi

Translations

Further reading

• derby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• derby (horse race) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Bryde, DBEYR

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?d?rb?]
• Hyphenation: der?by

Noun

derby n

1. derby

Declension

Further reading

• derby in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English derby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??.bi/

Noun

derby m (plural derbys)

1. derby (horse race)
2. derby (local derby)

Further reading

• “derby” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English derby.

Noun

derby m (invariable)

1. derby (horse race; sports event between local rivals)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English derby.

Noun

derby n

1. local derby

Declension

English

Etymology

derp +? -y

Adjective

derpy (comparative derpier, superlative derpiest)

1. (slang) Foolish, silly.
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:derpy.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:foolish.

Anagrams

• perdy, predy, pryde