It's official: We made "derp" happen. Today, Oxford Dictionaries announced that "derp" has been added to their online edition.
According to Oxford, derp is a mass noun meaning "foolishness or stupidity" or an exclamation "used as a substitute for speech regarded as meaningless or stupid, or to comment on a foolish or stupid action." Herp derp is also an acceptable form for the latter meaning.
The pro-gun argument as revealed on these pages has been crying out for a new word to describe it. We've been knee-deep in the derp around here for a long time. Finally, we can call it for what it is.
The function of the O.E.D. is to gather up all collections of sounds used by writers of English to convey meaning. It concerns itself with what is, not what ought to be.
ReplyDeleteBut Mikeb, if you think that our arguments have no merit, you are precisely the kind of person for whom such accumulated sounds are a pleasure.
Funny, I thought the description applied more to this blog's posts, especially Poochie and Jade's
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