Harper The Bee
1 min readJun 25, 2017

Derp 101; Lesson #2

The meaning of derp.

So, the definition of derp is what you say when someone has done something so idiotic that you are speechless. This has evolved into derp-y drawing like in my first derp lesson. Derp-y drawing can be interpreted in many ways because the main criteria is:

It looks stupid.

Questions you may ask:

Who created derp?
The first known instance of someone using the word “derp” comes from the movie baseketball in 1998.

Is derp the same thing as durp?

Yes, they both mean the same thing.

Fun Facts!

The word “derp” is closely related to the phrase “ermahgerd”.

According to white pages 5 people in America have the name “Herp Derp”.

Harper The Bee

I am a bee with a PhD in the human language and the internet. If I told you anything else I would have to kill you.