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derro, n. Austral. and N.Z. (derogatory).
Brit. |ˈdɛrəʊ|, U.S. |ˈdɛroʊ|, Austral. |ˈderoʊ|, N.Z. |ˈderʌʊ|
Forms: 19– dero, 19– derro
[‹ der- (in derelict n.) + -o suffix.]
A vagrant, esp. one who is dependent on alcohol.
1963J. Duffy Bully Beef & Lace ii. 23 Yer in the Army now, not wanderin' the streets of Sydney like a mob of deros. 1971Southerly 31 136 ‘Just a derro on the meth,’ the old men said. 1987M. Moore Hard Labour 18, I took it [sc. a job] and rented a room in a shabby Ponsonby boarding house, which I shared with ‘deros’ and down-and-outers. 1992Sun-Herald (Sydney) 5 July (Queensland ed.) 48/1 A murderer who's been carving up derros in Melbourne's infamous Banana Alley. 2002Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 20 Nov. 19/3 A bloke whom the coarse and unkind might label a bum, a deadbeat or a derro. |