droog

English

Etymology

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

• IPA: /droːx/

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Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *draugiz.

Adjective

droog (comparative droger, superlative droogst)

1. dry
2. arid

Declension

Declension of droog

		positive	comparative	superlative
				attributive	predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial		droog	droger
neuter singular	indefinite	droog	droger
	definite	droge	drogere	droogste	droogst, droogste
common singular		droge	drogere	droogste	droogste
plural		droge	drogere	droogste	droogste
partitive		droogs	drogers

Antonyms

• nat

Derived terms

• droogte

Verb

droog

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