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der en · INTJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /dɜː/
  • (Australia) audio
  • dûr

Etymology

Imitative. Compare dur.

Meanings

  1. (qualifier:dated outside Australia) Disdainful indication that something is obvious.
  2. (qualifier:dated outside Australia) Indication of stupidity.
    • 'Sprung!' cried Jeff Basin, the local dubbo. 'Oh, der,' moaned Boardie sarcastically. 1979, Gabrielle Carey, Kathy Lette, Puberty Blues, page 46:

Synonyms

duh

Source: en.wiktionary, “der” (intj), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

der en · ADV · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /dɛː(ɹ)/ African-American Vernacular
  • dûr African-American Vernacular; r

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, nonstandard, not-comparable) Nonstandard form of there.
    alt of there

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der en · INTJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /dɛː(ɹ)/ African-American Vernacular
  • dûr African-American Vernacular; r

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, nonstandard) Nonstandard form of there.
    alt of there

Forms

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Source: en.wiktionary, “der” (intj), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

der en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /dɛː(ɹ)/ African-American Vernacular
  • dûr African-American Vernacular; r

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, nonstandard, uncountable) Nonstandard form of there.
    alt of there

Forms

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Source: en.wiktionary, “der” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

der en · PRON · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /dɛː(ɹ)/ African-American Vernacular
  • dûr African-American Vernacular; r

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, nonstandard) Nonstandard form of there.
    alt of there

Forms

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Deriveds

der's