droog

See also: dröög

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Russian друг ‎(drug, “friend”), in which sense it is used in the invented slang in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962).

NounEdit

droog ‎(plural droogs)

1. A violent young gang member or a hooligan.

Derived termsEdit

• droogish

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /droːx/

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• Rhymes: -oːx

Etymology 1Edit

From Middle Dutch droge, from Old Dutch *drougi, *drōgi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.

AdjectiveEdit

droog ‎(comparative droger, superlative droogst)

1. dry
2. arid

InflectionEdit

Inflection of droog
uninflected	droog
inflected	droge
comparative	droger
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		droog	droger	het droogst het droogste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	droge	drogere	droogste
	n. sing.	droog	droger	droogste
	plural	droge	drogere	droogste
definite		droge	drogere	droogste
partitive		droogs	drogers	—

AntonymsEdit

• nat

Derived termsEdit

• drogen
• droogte

Etymology 2Edit

Non-lemma forms.

VerbEdit

droog

1. first-person singular present indicative of drogen
2. imperative of drogen