See also: dröög

English [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

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).

Noun [ edit ]

droog (plural droogs)

A violent young gang member or a hooligan.

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Afrikaans [ edit ]

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

From Dutch droog, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *drōgi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.

Adjective [ edit ]

droog (attributive droë, comparative droër, superlative droogste)

dry Julle moet eers droë klere aantrek, voordat jul na buite gaan. You must first put on dry clothes before you go outside. arid

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Etymology 2 [ edit ]

From Dutch drogen, from Middle Dutch drôgen, from etymology 1.

Verb [ edit ]

droog (present droog, present participle drogende, past participle gedroog)

( ergative ) to dry

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Dutch [ edit ]

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /droːx/

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Hyphenation: droog

Rhymes: -oːx

Etymology 1 [ edit ]

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

Adjective [ edit ]

droog (comparative droger, superlative droogst)

Inflection [ edit ]

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 —

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Descendants [ edit ]

Afrikaans: droog

→ West Frisian: droech

Etymology 2 [ edit ]

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb [ edit ]

droog