# derp

> English word · Interjection · IPA /dɝp/ · frequency rank #48,699

## Definitions
1. Draws attention to an act of foolishness or stupidity.
2. A placeholder for unimportant details, blah blah blah.

## Etymology
Probably from dur, a British informal exclamation for “stupid” or from duh, an exclamation indicating faltering speech and assumed stupidity, glottalized for emphasis. Popularized by BASEketball (1998) and "Succubus", a 1999 episode of South Park. See also twerp possibly related to Welsh twp meaning fool.
Derp was used in the movie College Rhythm (1934) to refer to a nerdy or awkward type of person.

## Easily confused with
- **Dr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dr)
- **DP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dp)
- **dry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dry)
- **Des** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-des)
- **dip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dip)
- **dev** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dev)
- **dew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dew)
- **Dre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dre)
- **dex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dex)
- **dey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dey)
- **dup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dup)
- **DRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-drc)
- **DSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dsp)
- **DRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-drm)
- **dor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dor)
- **DPP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dpp)
- **DNR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dnr)
- **dur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dur)
- **DRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dri)
- **Dru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/derp-vs-dru)

## Common misspellings (6)
`dderp`, `depr`, `derpp`, `derrp`, `drep`, `edrp`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/derp