"derg" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɝːɡ/ [General-American], /dɜːɡ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: dergs [plural]
Etymology: Mutated clipping of dragon, possibly by insertion of a neutral vowel given textual abbreviation "drg." Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|dragon|notext=1}} dragon Head templates: {{en-noun}} derg (plural dergs)
  1. (diminutive, furry subculture, chiefly Internet slang) A dragon. Tags: Internet, diminutive Categories (topical): Dragons, Furry fandom Synonyms: draggy, dwaggy, dwagon

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for derg meaning in English (1.8kB)

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