merd

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/mɜː(ɹ)d/

noun

Ordure; dung, shit, excrement.

OriginFrench merde ← Latin merda →
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Meanings

noun
  1. obsoletevulgarOrdure; dung, shit, excrement.

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    1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinmerda
  2. Frenchmerde
  3. Englishmerd

Borrowed from French merde and Latin merda. Doublet of mierda and merde.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with merd

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

merd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merd

MLA

“merd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merd. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merd,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merd.

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