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dronkie

dronkie noun: a drunkard.

Noun

dronkie (plural dronkies)

  1. (South Africa, slang) A drunkard.
    • ‘You a cop? You with the guy inside?’ the shoppie says, bending his knees to talk to me confidentially. ‘Cos it was legitimate, okay? Bitch started pulling down the merchandise, falling around. Dronkie. She's been in here before, causing kak. Stealing shit. And how long is your friend gonna be in...2008, Lauren Beukes, Moxyland, Jacana Media, →ISBN, pages 102–103

Forms of dronkie

pluraldronkies

Questions about dronkie

What does dronkie mean?
Dronkie means a drunkard.
What part of speech is dronkie?
Dronkie is a noun.
What is the plural of dronkie?
The plural of dronkie is dronkies.

Words near dronkie in the dictionary

  1. dronist
  2. dronists
  3. dronkennesse
  4. dronkgras
  5. dronkgrass
  6. dronkie
  7. dronkies
  8. dronkverdriet
  9. Dronley
  10. dronology
  11. dronte

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