derbe

See also: Derbe

Daur

Noun

derbe

  1. pillow

German

Etymology

Initially a regional variation of derb, popularized via hip-hop culture.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

derbe (indeclinable, predicative only)

  1. (youth slang, chiefly Northern Germany) alternative form of derb (“cool”, literally “rough”)
    Synonym: krass
    Der Typ is’ echt derbe.
    That guy’s really cool.
    (literally, “That guy’s really rough.”)

Adverb

derbe

  1. (youth slang) Used as intensifier; very
    • 2011, “Poesie Album”, in SchwarzWeiss, performed by Samy Deluxe:
      Kletter hoch auf der Karrieretreppe / Oh nein, das heißt Karriereleiter / Wenn's 'n Fehler war, dann nur ein derbe kleiner
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2014, “1000 Bars”, performed by Eko Fresh:
      Der deutsche Don, Digga, drück die Daum'n derbe
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes

  • The form is used in northern German slang to describe a kind of “rough coolness” but is also an expletive. It is rarely used quite synonymously with derb but is undistinguishable from it in all inflected forms.

Further reading

  • “derbe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “derbe” in Duden online
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