dero
1
9.9
An insulting informal word for a homeless person or someone with a bad reputation
- noun
- Offensive
:
vagabundo (ofensivo)
- After losing his job and home, he felt like he had become a dero in his own city.
Examples
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Thank you and Dero, can you come here as well?
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I used to know a dwarf named Dero.
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The homeless man on the street was often referred to as a dero by the locals.
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Many people look down on a dero without knowing the struggles they face.
How Respectable
respectable
125
3.0
125
3.0
common person
2
1.4
2
1.4
vagrant
26
7.7
26
7.7
dero
1
9.9
- Offensive
1
9.9
scumbag
162
9.5
- Offensive
162
9.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dero is Australian slang probably shortened from derelict, a word that means 'abandoned' or 'run-down'. So a dero is someone seen as abandoned or not respectable, which is why the word is often rude.