herp

¹

[ herp ]

noun

, Slang.

1. Often the herp. oral herpes or genital herpes:

   Don’t go out with some skeevy rando you met at a bar who probably has the herp.

herp.

²

or herpet

abbreviation for

1. herpetology ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of herp¹

First recorded in 1975–80; by shortening

Example Sentences

“I have a two o’clock appointment,” Jule told the man at the herp desk.

From Literature

On the What the Herp website, citizen scientists can create an account and flip through photos to draw boxes around the creatures in the photos Fitch is learning from.

From The Verge

Once Fitch is well-trained enough, the goal for the What the Herp? app will be for it to distribute accurate identifications and information about reptiles and amphibians.

From The Verge

The AI, named Fitch after the late, renowned herpetologist Henry S. Fitch, is part of a new platform called What the Herp?

From The Verge

“You eventually arrive at a place where you understand that he was a man playing in the system and winning. He wasn’t the anti-hero, he was the herp,” he added.

From MSNBC