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der¹

  • /dɜː/

Rhymes with -ɜː

Where it comes from

Imitative. Compare dur.

interjection

  1. Disdainful indication that something is obvious.
  2. Indication of stupidity. 'Sprung!' cried Jeff Basin, the local dubbo. 'Oh, der,' moaned Boardie sarcastically.

Similar: duh

der²

  • /dɛː(ɹ)/

Sounds like dare · Rhymes with -ɛː(ɹ)

Where it comes from

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

adverb dere

  1. nonstandard, not comparable Nonstandard form of there

interjection dere

  1. nonstandard Nonstandard form of there

noun dere

  1. nonstandard, uncountable Nonstandard form of there

pronoun dere

  1. nonstandard Nonstandard form of there

Der³

  • /ˈdɛɹ/

Where it comes from

* As a Hungarian surname, from the personal name Dér, from dér (“hoarfrost”).

* As a Chinese surname, variant Romanization of 謝 /谢 (xiè), see Xie.

proper noun Ders

  1. A surname.
  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."

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: deere, desired, dier, monastery, the, fuehrer, fuhrer, blad, reiter, ed, dir, rtr, yid, tak, tog, naga

interjection

Similar: duh

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der. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/der

Chicago

"der." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/der.

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@misc{der_2026,
  title = {der},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/der},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}