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droog

/druːɡ/

droog noun: a violent young gang member or a hooligan.

Noun

droog (plural droogs)

  1. A violent young gang member or a hooligan.

Forms of droog

pluraldroogs

Origin of droog

From Russian друг (drug, “friend”), in which sense it is used in the invented slang Nadsat in Anthony Burgess's dystopian novel A Clockwork Orange (1962).

Words formed from droog

Questions about droog

What does droog mean?
Droog means a violent young gang member or a hooligan.
What part of speech is droog?
Droog is a noun.
How do you pronounce droog?
Droog is pronounced /druːɡ/.
What is the plural of droog?
The plural of droog is droogs.

Words near droog in the dictionary

  1. droob
  2. droobs
  3. Droodiana
  4. droodle
  5. droodles
  6. droog
  7. droogish
  8. droogs
  9. drook
  10. drooked
  11. drooking

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