Citations:MerDer

Proper noun: "(fandom slang) the ship of characters Meredith Grey and Derek Shepherd from the television series Grey's Anatomy"

 * 2008, anonymous, quoted in Johanna Roering, "'I Love Mer/Der. When They Aren't Together, I Die': Television Characters Blogging", in Internet Fictions (eds. Ingrid Hotz-Davies, Anton Kirchhofer, Sirpa Leppänen), page 163:
 * "YOU KNOW I LOVE MERDER. I know Mer has commitment issues.
 * 2009, CeCe Brooks, "Summer TV GUide", Old Black & Gold (Wake Forest University), 16 April 2009, page B5:
 * With Izzie Stevens' treatment going on and MerDer's wedding looming, there's going to be lots of drama at Seattle Grace in the last few episodes of the fifth season.
 * 2009, Jasmine Johnson, in "Here's What We'll Be Watching This Season", The A&T Register (North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University), 9 September 2009, page 8:
 * During this season, writers and producers are not giving any hints as to what to expect, but many followers are hoping for a MerDer wedding,
 * 2011, Ashley Hite, "Fall returning television series provide relief, relaxation from studies", The Daily Athenaeum (West Virginia University), 31 August 2011, page 9:
 * With the MerDer drama heating up and Meredith's job on the line, the two-hour season premiere is looking at keeping viewers glued to the screen from beginning to end.
 * 2015, Danielle S. Tepper, "Derek Deserved Better", Town & Country Gazette, 7 May 2015, page 40:
 * But then they had to go and create a montage of MerDer's relationship and it suddenly got very real.
 * 2015, Shelby Ford, "Grey's Anatomy: Say Goodbye To Dempsey & Ratings", Pow Wow (Portage High School, Portage, IN) 29 May 2015, page 9:
 * Even when Merder was struggling to make the pieces fit, everyone shipped them and slowly they began to become something that people everywhere saw as the perfect couple.
 * 2016, Claudia Riconda, Grey’s Pride: How Grey’s Anatomy Has Changed Our Lives, unnumbered page:
 * And among all the potential adoptive parents, without hesitation I would have chosen MerDer (Meredith + Derek), when Shepherd was still alive.
 * 2017, Alissa Arneson, "Grey's Anatomy provides cure for television malaise", The Oshkosh West Index (Oshkosh West High School, Oshkosh, WI), 13 April 2017, page 11:
 * Personally, I do not agree with the possible relationship, as even almost two years later, I am still grieving the passing of McDreamy and praying that Shonda will save us by announcing his death has just been a drawn-out hoax, resuming MerDer as the ultimate power couple.
 * 2019, David Connor & E. F. Mulder, "Substitute Teacher", in Class Acts Volume 1, unnumbered page:
 * Something about MerDer on Grey's Anatomy.
 * 2021, Jennifer Fischetto, Stilettos, Bow Ties & Dead Guys, unnumbered page:
 * By the time she steps away from the television, MerDer have already kissed.
 * 2021, Lynette Rice, How to Save a Life: The Inside Story of Grey's Anatomy, unnumbered page:
 * Even MerDer went through a sore patch with fans.