[Ads-l] derpy - 2004

[Barretts Mail]

Not in the OED or Merriam-Webster.

1. The UD has a 2004 citation: 

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Derpy&page=2 <https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Derpy&page=2>

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Something that can explain something that is cool or dumb.
1)Man this song is so derpy! 
2)Yah, that guy is such a derpy derp!
by Rob June 18, 2004
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2. Wiktionary (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:derpy <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:derpy>) has citations back to 2011.

3. Dictionary.com redirects to derp (https://www.dictionary.com/browse/derp <https://www.dictionary.com/browse/derp>), which it says goes back to between 1995 and 2000 but offers no citations. 

Related, the OED has der and Dictionary.com <http://dictionary.com/> has derp, and Wiktionary has both. The HDAS is silent on all three.

In addition to meaning “foolish”, both Wiktionary and the UD include the meaning of misaligned eyes (having strabismus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strabismus <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strabismus>). 

For the Wiktionary citations, see https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:derpy <https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Citations:derpy>. Here are the UD citations that I found:

4. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Derpy&page=6 <https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Derpy&page=6>
A stupid and hilarious looking face often with an awkward smile or crossed eyes
"Look up derp dog to see an example of a derpy face"
by urbancow May 29, 2016

5. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Derpy&page=8 <https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Derpy&page=8>
A Derpy Chicken is a chicken that lays rainbow colored eggs that usually have googly eyes
(Dude 1) "Woah dude! Did you see that derpy chicken?" 
(Dude 2) "How could you tell what it was?" 
(Dude 1) "It laid a rainbow egg."
by Mr. Phoenix January 17, 2019

6. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Derpy&page=9 <https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Derpy&page=9>
The relaxed, goofy look a cat gets when you scratch them in just the right spot. Also, the look Owen Wilson gets after a big bong rip.
Wow, look at how derpy Garfield looks after that giant zoot.
by Markles the Sea Creature August 26, 2022

7. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Derpy&page=12 <https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Derpy&page=12>
When you're doing your make up and one eye turns out better than the other. The bad eye is what's known as a 'derpy eye'.
I swear no matter what I do, I cannot fix this derpy eye!
by PutMeOn_Allesh February 2, 2018

Benjamin Barrett (he/his/him)
Formerly of Seattle, WA
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