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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herp

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.88 in modern English

Syllables
herp
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A reptile or amphibian.

Colloquial

noun

Herpes.

Colloquial; Uncountable

Etymology

Back-formation from herpetology, or via simplification of herptile.

Usage

Inflected Forms

herps (plural)

Derived Forms

herper

Rhymes With

burp chirp usurp perp derp slurp twerp purp terp twirp lrrp vurp

Questions

What does herp mean?
A reptile or amphibian.
Where does herp come from?
Back-formation from herpetology, or via simplification of herptile.

How to pronounce herp

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