Depp

See also: depp

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Depp (plural Depps)

1. A surname.

Anagrams

• dppe

German

Alternative forms

• D*pp (censored)

Etymology

Originally Upper German. Related to täppisch (“clumsy”) from Tappe (“paw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛp/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛp

Noun

Depp m (weak or mixed, genitive Deppen or Depps, plural Deppen, feminine Deppin)

1. (derogatory) fool, idiot, dork (quirky, silly and/or stupid, socially inept person, or one who is out of touch with contemporary trends)

   Ich komme nicht mit weil er ein Depp ist! ― I'm not coming along because he’s a dork!

Declension

Declension of Depp [masculine, weak // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Depp	die	Deppen
genitive	eines	des	Deppen, Depps	der	Deppen
dative	einem	dem	Deppen, Depp	den	Deppen
accusative	einen	den	Deppen, Depp	die	Deppen

Derived terms

• Deppenapostroph (“greengrocer’s apostrophe”)
• Deppenleerzeichen
• deppert
• Dummdepp

Related terms

• täppisch

Further reading

• Depp on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Depp” in Duden online
• “Depp” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache