derm
See also: -derm and derm-
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)m
Etymology 1
Ancient Greek δέρμα (dérma, “skin”).
Noun
derm
- (anatomy) The integument of animal; the skin.
- Alternative form of dermis
Etymology 2
Shortening.
Noun
derm (plural derms)
- (slang) A dermatologist.
Etymology 3
From a borrowing of Afrikaans derm (“intestine”), related to Dutch darm (“intestine”). Doublet of tharm.
Noun
derm (plural derms)
- (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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Anagrams
- D-MER, E-DRM, EMDR, merd
Afrikaans
Noun
derm (plural derms)
- intestine, gut
Related terms
- ingewande