The letters e and r are next to each other on the keyboard so quick typing often leads to deep state showing up as derp state. So the term derp caught on as a short form for deep state. I love it as there’s something derogatory sounding about derp.
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Derp - rhymes with “twerp” - :-)
“Derp” is also the Millennial version of “Doh!” as in, “Derp! I just dropped my phone in the toilet,” or the word “Dork,” as in, “Don’t be such a derp.”