derro

Definitions

Noun. [B1]

Examples

“I sat in the derros′ park⟳ in Taylor Square. Knee-deep in drunks and drug addicts, it was called “Fantasy Island” by the cops.”

“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.'”

““I was thinking of talking to the derro again. He pointed the place⟳ out to me to begin⟳ with. Perhaps he knows more about it.”[…]By ten-thirty I was down at Martin Plaza, but the derro wasn′t.”

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