Since I occasionally spend some time playing around on ptt, I come across a lot of specialized (e.r. completely random) internet speak. Recently, a new and unique one that has cropped up is “der” and it’s just such an oddball, I wanted to share it with everyone here!
Let’s look at some examples at how it’s used:
「真der」（zhēn）：really
「超厲害der」（chāo lìhai）：awesome
「我是來X der」（wǒshìlái）：I’m here to [do x] …
In use, “der” replaces the character 「的」and you’ll not only see it on ptt but also on Facebook, chat apps like Line, etc.
Of course it’s very specialized and I don’t think I can work it into my thesis any time soon, but wanted to share it with everyone in case you happen across it!