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derro

derro is the alternative form of dero.

Meaning of dero

Noun

dero (plural deros)

  1. (Australia) A homeless person, a tramp; a social derelict, especially an alcoholic.
    • If some shabby looking “dero” turns up at the gate no need to call the cops, its me.2001 August 11, warfer69, “I bought the 60 warfer”, in rec.models.rc.helicopter (Usenet)

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Forms of derro

pluralderros

Questions about derro

What is derro the alternative form of?
Derro is the alternative form of dero.

Words near derro in the dictionary

  1. derringers
  2. derris
  3. Derriwong
  4. derrière
  5. derrières
  6. derro
  7. derros
  8. Derrs
  9. derrubone
  10. derry
  11. Derryan

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Adapted from Wiktionary: derro (page history and authors); dero (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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