Talk:Derpy/@comment-66.195.235.242-20120317171012/@comment-89234-20120319153304

If it just meant "silly", then it wouldn't have been her name to begin with. It also referred to eyes going in different directions.

It has also been used to refer to stupidity and, in some cases, retardation for years. There's precedent for that going back well before "Derpy Hooves" existed.