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Dinlow, or dinlo, is the Romany word for an idiot or fool. It has also been incorporated in the rural dialects of some farming communities, such as Portsmouth in Hampshire, where there is a large gypsy population.
A worzel overheard talking in a Portsmouth inn: "I are a right dinlow when I bin shanting."
dinlow by City Lad July 18, 2008
A dim person with low intelligence. Alternativly a person lacking in the ability to get anything right(see also Fuckwit and any other word that personafies this worthless breed of homosapian
"That timothy is a right fucking dimlow I asked him to boil the kettle and he came back with company reports from 1990-1991"
Dimlow by Fecker September 17, 2003
Stupid,or insane.Entering common usage via traveller or gypsy language.
That mushis a proper dinlow crank.
Don't be a fuckin'din.
dinlow by Fredder Smith May 20, 2008
Portsmouth slang for someone who is, or does something stupid.
That lads a proper dinlow.
dinlow by Danny pompey December 13, 2006

dilloway 

A small minded, sheltered, conformist, and spiteful person.
"Those parents on the s/v Rebel Heart should have their children taken away and forced to pay for their rescue by the U.S. Navy."
Ah jeez, don't be such a dilloway.
dilloway by OutOfControl April 11, 2014
Word used to describe an idiotic person - in the situation where a person has done something idiotic they can be referred to as a dinlow. A person can also be identified as a dinlow for being known to do idiotic things on a regular basis. Similar to twat.
1 - Look, John's put his shirt on backwards, what a dinlow!

2- Gary's such a dinlow, he always loses his phone or his keys.
Dinlow by hazzhaymz January 11, 2010