A Derwen is a colloquial term for a person who is or acts stupid or retarded. It refers to a large estate (The Derwen) where people with learning disabilities live,run a garden shop and have a college. It is a term which comes traditionally from Oswestry, North Shropshire but is begining to recieve more mainstream usage.
"Dont be such a derwen"
*someone falls over* "Haha! Derwen!"
*Someone gets something incorrect "Your a Derwen. "
Mainly Used to Degrade people.
*someone falls over* "Haha! Derwen!"
*Someone gets something incorrect "Your a Derwen. "
Mainly Used to Degrade people.
by DerynDoesLawl. May 1, 2009
Get the Derwen mug.A derogatory insult local in North Shropshire, to call someone a 'Derwen' means they have special educational needs or disabilities such as Learning and physical disabilities even though they don't have a learning disability at all.
There is a specialist college in North Shropshire named the Derwen college that offers residential and day placements to students aged 16–25 with special educational needs and disabilities such as Autism, Behaviors of concern, or Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities.
This insult is similar to calling someone a 'Mong'
There is a specialist college in North Shropshire named the Derwen college that offers residential and day placements to students aged 16–25 with special educational needs and disabilities such as Autism, Behaviors of concern, or Profound and Multiple Learning Disabilities.
This insult is similar to calling someone a 'Mong'
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