drongo
drongo · drongos · drongoes
Any bird of the genus DicrurusAny bird of the genus Dicrurus.
Meaning
2 sensesAny bird of the genus Dicrurus.
(Australia, New Zealand, derogatory, slang)A fool, an idiot, a stupid fellow.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Malagasy drongo. From an Australian racehorse named Drongo, apparently after the birFrom Malagasy drongo.
From an Australian racehorse named Drongo, apparently after the bird (specifically, after the spangled drongo, Dicrurus bracteatus). The horse (foaled 1920, retired 1925) never won a race, and by transference anyone slow-witted or clumsy became a drongo.
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