droog

English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage)

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

Noun

droog (plural droogs)

1. A violent young gang member or a hooligan.

Derived terms

• droogish

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /droːx/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -oːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch drōghe, from Old Dutch *drougi, *drōgi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard or solid”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, hold fast, support”). Compare Low German dröög, German dröge (“dull”), West Frisian droech, English dry; compare also German trocken.

Adjective

droog (comparative droger, superlative droogst)

1. dry
2. arid

Inflection

Declension 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	—

Antonyms

• nat

Derived terms

• drogen
• droogte

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of drogen
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of drogen