Der

//dɜː// adv, intj, name, noun, pron

adv, intj, name, noun, pron ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Nonstandard form of there. alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable
Adverb
  1. 1
    Nonstandard form of there. alt-of, nonstandard, not-comparable
Intj
  1. 1
    Disdainful indication that something is obvious.
  2. 2
    Nonstandard form of there. alt-of, nonstandard
  3. 3
    Indication of stupidity.

    "'Sprung!' cried Jeff Basin, the local dubbo. 'Oh, der,' moaned Boardie sarcastically."

Pronoun
  1. 1
    Nonstandard form of there. alt-of, nonstandard
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A nickname for Derek, Derrick, etc.

    ""Shit, Derek. [...] Der, you can't do everything alone all the time. You don't need to be so secretive.""

Synonyms

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duhduh

Example

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"Der Spiegel is a German weekly magazine and it also means "The Mirror"."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Imitative. Compare dur.

Etymology 2

Nonstandard spelling of there, reflecting any of a variety of accents with th-stopping.

Etymology 3

* As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Dér, from dér (“hoarfrost”). * As a Chinese surname, variant Romanization of 謝 /谢 (xiè), see Xie.

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