Derpina
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About
Derpina is a nickname mainly associated with female characters portrayed in rage comics. While there are several iterations of the character with varying facial expressions, Derpina is most often depicted with a wall-eyed derp face or a smile in Japanese-style emoticon (^ ^).
Origin
Most likely derived from the male counterpart Derp, Derpina began appearing in rage comics as early as 2010. One of the first documented uses of the name in a rage comic was posted in a “Memes of 4chan” thread[7] on the PokerStrategy forums on February 9th, 2011.
Spread
Later in February, comics featuring Derpina were posted on Tumblr[5] and FunnyJunk[6] and by March, Derpina made her first appearance in a comic on Memebase.[3] In June, a definition entry for Derpina was first added to Urban Dictionary[4] and the first Facebook fan page[1] for the character was established, which gained nearly 22,000 likes by January 2013. In May 2011, Derpina was used in a Yahoo! Answers[8] question from a person seeking solace after a breakup.
In November 2011, the single topic blog Derpina[9] launched on Tumblr but only made a handful of posts before it stopped updating in August 2012. An additional Facebook fan page[11] for Derpina featuring Spanish language rage comics was established in January 2012, gaining nearly 45,000 likes within a year. As of January 2013, there are more than 1100 pieces of Derpina fanart on deviantArt[10] and nearly 900 mentions of Derpina on Reddit.[12]
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[2] Memebase – Posts tagged "derpina"
[4] Urban Dictionary – Definition for "derpina"
[6] FunnyJunk – i don't repeat myself derp
[7] PokerStrategy – Memes do 4chan
[8] Yahoo! Answers – My girlfriend Derpina left me.?
[10] deviantArt – Search results for "derpina"
[12] Reddit – Search results for "Derpina"
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