Interjection
- (slang) Draws attention to an act of foolishness or stupidity.
- I put chips in my soup instead of crackers. Derp.
- 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
(third-person singular simple present derps, present participle derping, simple past and past participle derped)
Origin
Possibly from the term duh, a sound indicating faltering speech and assumed stupidity, glottalized for emphasis.
