derm

See also: -derm and derm-

English

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m

Etymology 1

Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).

Noun

derm

1. (anatomy) The integument of animal; the skin.
2. Alternative form of dermis

Etymology 2

Shortening.

Noun

derm (plural derms)

1. (slang) A dermatologist.

Etymology 3

From a borrowing of Afrikaans derm (“intestine”), related to Dutch darm (“intestine”). Doublet of tharm.

Noun

derm (plural derms)

1. (South Africa, slang, usually in the plural) guts

   What are you going to do with the fish derms?

   I saw an accident and a girl was lying on the pavement and her derms were all hanging out.

References

• 1978: A Dictionary of South African English. Ed. Jean Branford. Oxford University Press.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “derm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• D-MER, E-DRM, EMDR, merd

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Afrikaans

Noun

derm (plural derms)

1. intestine, gut

Related terms

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