derbe

See also: Derbe

Daur

Noun

derbe

  1. pillow

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

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

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
      (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 Duden online
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