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terp
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /t?p/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /t??p/
- Rhymes: -??(?)p
Etymology 1
Clipping of interpreter.
Noun
terp (plural terps)
- (military or Deaf slang) An interpreter (translator).
- (computing, slang) An interpreter (program that parses and executes another program).
Alternative forms
- 'terp
Etymology 2
Clipping of terpene.
Noun
terp (plural terps)
- Any of various essential oils containing monoterpene alcohols which are added to a henna mix to darken the color.
Verb
terp (third-person singular simple present terps, present participle terping, simple past and past participle terped)
- (transitive) To add such an essential oil to (a henna mix).
Etymology 3
Clipping of Terpsichore, the goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus in Greek mythology.
Noun
terp (countable and uncountable, plural terps)
- (dated, slang) Dance.
Derived terms
- terpery
Verb
terp (third-person singular simple present terps, present participle terping, simple past and past participle terped)
- (transitive, dated, slang) To dance.
Etymology 4
From Dutch terp (“terp”).
Noun
terp (plural terps or terpen)
- An artificial dwelling mound found on the North European Plain that has been created to provide safe ground during storm surges, high tides and sea or river flooding.
Further reading
- Terp (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- -pter, PERT, pert, pret.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from West Frisian terp, from Old Frisian therp, from Proto-West Germanic *þorp, from Proto-Germanic *þurp?, *þrep? (“village, farmstead, troop”), from Proto-Indo-European *treb- (“dwelling, room”). Doublet of dorp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?rp/
- Hyphenation: terp
- Rhymes: -?rp
Noun
terp m (plural terpen, diminutive terpje n)
- artificial mound or hillock used as shelter during high tide
Synonyms
- wierde
Derived terms
- Terpstra
Anagrams
- pret, rept
West Frisian
Etymology
From Old Frisian thorp, therp, from Proto-West Germanic *þorp.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t?rp/
Noun
terp c (plural terpen, diminutive terpke)
- artificial mound or hillock used as shelter during high tide
- (archaic) village
- Synonym: doarp
Derived terms
- Terpstra
Descendants
- ? Dutch: terp
Further reading
- “terp”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
terp From the web:
- what terpenes
- what terpenes do what
- what terpenes are good for anxiety
- what terpenes get you high
- what terpenes are good for pain
- what terpene makes you laugh
- what terpenes are good for sleep
- what terpene smells like skunk
derp
English
Etymology
Probably from dur, British informal exclamation for “stupid”, or from duh, an exclamation indicating faltering speech and assumed stupidity, glottalized for emphasis. It is believed that the word came from "The Succubus", an episode of South Park.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d?p/, /d?p/
Interjection
derp
- (slang) Draws attention to an act of foolishness or stupidity.
- (slang) A placeholder for unimportant details, 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
derp (third-person singular simple present derps, present participle derping, simple past and past participle derped)
- (slang) To act stupidly or foolishly
- (slang) To make a stupid mistake
- (slang, of eyes) To point in different directions; (of a person) To have a facial expression with one's eyes pointing in different directions.
Derived terms
- derpy
Noun
derp (plural derps)
- (slang) A person who acts stupidly or foolishly; a person who derps.
- (slang) A stupid mistake.
- derp (uncountable) The rhetorical tactic of constantly repeating an opinion after facts have proved it incorrect.
- 2013 June 4, Noah Smith, “What is "derp"? The answer is technical,” in [Noahpinion (blog)]:
- 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".
- 2013 June 4, Noah Smith, “What is "derp"? The answer is technical,” in [Noahpinion (blog)]:
Anagrams
- -pred-, PDRE, pred, pred-
Old High German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /derp/
Adjective
derp
- Alternative form of derb
derp From the web:
- what derp means
- what derpy means
- what derp face meaning
- what derp gun means
- what derp am i
- what's derp face
- what derp face means
- derp what the flip
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