drongo
1[ drong-goh ]
/ ˈdrɒŋ goʊ /
noun, plural dron·gos.
any passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, of Africa, Asia, and Australia, the several species usually having black plumage and long, forked tails.
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Origin of drongo
1Borrowed into English from Malagasy around 1835–45
Words nearby drongo
dromos, dromotropic, dronabinol, drone, drone aircraft, drongo, dronklap, dronkverdriet, droob, drook, drookit
Definition for drongo (2 of 2)
drongo2
[ drong-goh ]
/ ˈdrɒŋ goʊ /
noun, plural dron·gos. Australian Slang.
a stupid or slow-witted person; simpleton.
Origin of drongo
21920–25; probably to be identified with drongo1, as a name for the Australian bird Dicrurus bracteata; though often popularly alleged to have originated from the name of an unsuccessful racehorse of the 1920s
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British Dictionary definitions for drongo
drongo
/ (ˈdrɒŋɡəʊ) /
noun plural -gos
Also called: drongo shrike any insectivorous songbird of the family Dicruridae, of the Old World tropics, having a glossy black plumage, a forked tail, and a stout bill
Australian and NZ slang a slow-witted person
Australian informal a new recruit in the Royal Australian Air Force
Word Origin for drongo
C19: from Malagasy
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