See also: Derbe

Daur

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Noun

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derbe

  1. pillow

German

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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derbe (indeclinable)

  1. (colloquial, 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.”)
    derbe Beats(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Adverb

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derbe

  1. (colloquial) 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
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    • 2014, “1000 Bars”, performed by Eko Fresh:
      Der deutsche Don, Digga, drück die Daum'n derbe
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Usage notes

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  • 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

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  • derbe” in Duden online