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English
Alternative spellings
drongoe
Pronunciation
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Etymology
The Australian slang is from a racehorse called Drongo (foaled 1921, retired 1925) which ran poorly, and by transferrance anyone slow-witted or clumsy became a drongo. (Reference: Bill Wannan, Australian Folklore, Lansdowne Press, 1970, reprint 1979 ISBN 0-7018-1309-1, entry for "Drongo", page 200.)
The horse was apparently named for the bird the w:Spangled Drongo|Spangled Drongo (Dicrurus bracteatus).
Noun
en-noun
- Various birds of the family Dicruridae.
- context|Australian English|New Zealand English|slang|pejoratives fool, idiot.
Synonyms
cretin
doilem
fool
glaik
idiot
mong
dufus
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