• LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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          Oh I got that part, the derf and such I suppose is what I didn’t get. Was trying to figure out what the poster read it as. Thanks for the response though

          • QuizzaciousOtter@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            They read it as un-derfed, like un-lucky, and thus they wondered what “derfed” means. For whatever reason my brain read it the same. But in context I read it correctly. I’m not a native English speaker but it’s definitely not the first time I’m encountering this word.

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              Is don’t think I’ve encountered derfed before meaning lucky. Thanks for the heads up. I’m feeling derf right now, would that actually mean the same as I’m feeling lucky?

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                “Derfed” is not an actual word and doesn’t mean anything. The poster was just using “unlucky” as an example of another word with an “un-” prefix.

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        3 days ago

        Under-fed… as in what the other replies have explained.