dero
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From derelict.
Pronunciation
- (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈdeəɹ.əʊ/
Audio (General Australian): (file)
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛɹəʊ/
- Rhymes: (UK) -ɛɹəʊ
Noun
dero (plural deros)
- (Australia) A homeless person, a tramp; a social derelict, especially an alcoholic.
- 2006, Alexis Wright, Carpentaria, Giramondo, published 2012, page 66:
- Finn was affected with the dero shakes, wobbling one way or another to steady his position, as the hawks, looking down at him, casually flew out of range.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:vagabond
Anagrams
German
Alternative forms
- dere (archaic)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdeːʁo/
- Hyphenation: de‧ro
Audio: (file)
Pronoun
dero
Further reading
- “dero” in Duden online
Lindu
Noun
dero
Old High German
Pronoun
dēro
- genitive plural of der
Slovene
Verb
dero
- third-person plural present of dreti