Derm

//dɜːm// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    animal skin. dated
  2. 2
    Clipping of dermatologist. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang
  3. 3
    Guts, entrails. South-Africa, plural-normally, slang

    "What are you going to do with the fish derms?"

  4. 4
    Synonym of dermis.

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dermis

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"What are you going to do with the fish derms?"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”). Doublet of derma.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Afrikaans derm (“intestine”), related to Dutch darm (“intestine”). Doublet of tharm.

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