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merd

/mɜː(ɹ)d/

merd noun: ordure; dung, shit, excrement.

Noun

merd

  1. (obsolete, vulgar) Ordure; dung, shit, excrement.
    • discuss the original of a merd.1624, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd edition, Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, →OCLC

Origin of merd

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

Words formed from merd

Words that rhyme with merd

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Questions about merd

What does merd mean?
Merd means ordure; dung, shit, excrement.
What part of speech is merd?
Merd is a noun.
How do you pronounce merd?
Merd is pronounced /mɜː(ɹ)d/.

Words near merd in the dictionary

  1. mercyfuck
  2. mercyfucks
  3. mercyfull
  4. mercying
  5. Mercys
  6. merd
  7. merdaughter
  8. merdaughters
  9. merde
  10. merdeka
  11. Merdeka Day

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