/ drəʊl; NAmE droʊl/ adjective
( old-fashioned or ironic ) amusing, but not in a way that you expect
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (as an adjective): from French drôle , perhaps from Middle Dutch drolle imp, goblin.
/ drəʊl; NAmE droʊl/ adjective
( old-fashioned or ironic ) amusing, but not in a way that you expect
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent. (as an adjective): from French drôle , perhaps from Middle Dutch drolle imp, goblin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005