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    derro
    /ˈdɛrəʊ/

    noun

    • 1. a vagrant, especially one who is dependent on alcohol. informal Australian, New Zealand

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  3. Sep 21, 2004 · Derro - australian slang for derelict, namely teenage kids you dress like trailer trash, start smoking and drinking when they're 11 and learn their abuse of narcotics from their drug dealer/alcoholic/government support relying parents.

  4. derro (plural derros) ( Australia, slang) Alternative form of dero (“homeless person; social derelict”)

  5. 1. a person of no settled abode, income, or job; tramp. 2. a migratory animal that is off course. adjective. 3. wandering about; nomadic. 4. of, relating to, or characteristic of a vagrant or vagabond. 5. moving in an erratic fashion, without aim or purpose; wayward. 6. (of plants) showing uncontrolled or straggling growth.

  6. Derro definition: a vagrant. See examples of DERRO used in a sentence.

  7. The derro are a fictional species of monstrous humanoids in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They were first devised for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons First Edition adventure Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth. Derro appear in both the Forgotten Realms and Greyhawk campaign settings.

  8. Noun. derro ( pl. derros) ( Australia, slang) A homeless person; a social derelict. 1989, Kathy Lette, Girls′ Night Out, page 107, I sat in the derros′ park in Taylor Square. Knee-deep in drunks and drug addicts, it was called “Fantasy Island” by the cops. 2002, Bryce Courtenay, Matthew Flinders' Cat, 2006, unnumbered page,

  9. There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun derro. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. This word is used in Australian English and New Zealand English. derro is considered derogatory.