derro
English
Alternative forms
Noun
derro (plural 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,
- He leaned back slightly, a small smile on his face. 'Who's gunna worry about an old derro found dead in the gutter, eh? Sure, someone will find out who you once were, that won't cut any ice neither, you're a nothing now, less than a nobody, a drunken derro, a homeless person.'
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