drôle

French

Etymology

From Middle French drolle (“a merry fellow, pleasant rascal”) from Old French drolle (“one who lives luxuriously”), from Middle Dutch drol (“fat little man, goblin”) from Old Norse troll (“giant, troll”) (compare Middle High German trolle (“clown”)), from Proto-Germanic *truzlą (“creature which walks clumsily”), from *truzlaną (“to walk with short steps”). More at troll.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /dʁol/
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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ol
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Homophone: drôles

Adjective

drôle (plural drôles)

1. funny, amusing
2. bizarre
3. (Louisiana) strange

Synonyms

• (funny): comique, désopilant, (informal) marrant, (informal) rigolo, (France, informal), poilant, (Quebec, informal) crampant, (France, slang) fendard

Phrase

un drôle de

1. strange
2. (informal) excellent

Related terms

• drolatique
• drôlement
• drôlerie

See also

• bizarre
• étonnant
• grand
• mal à l’aise
• rigolo

Further reading

• “drôle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• doler