merde

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/mɛː(ɹ)d/

noun

Shit.

UncommonScrabble 8

Meanings

nounmerde (uncountable)
  1. humorousmildlyuncountablevulgarShit.

Origin

  1. Frenchmerde“shit”
  2. Englishmerde

Borrowed from French merde (“shit”). Doublet of mierda and merd.

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APA

merde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merde

MLA

“merde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “merde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/merde.

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