DRONGO


Meaning of DRONGO in English

/ ˈdrɒŋgəʊ; NAmE ˈdrɑːŋgoʊ/ noun ( pl. -os or -oes )

1.

a shiny black bird with a long tail

2.

( AustralE , NZE , slang ) a stupid person

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from Malagasy (the language of Madagascar). Sense 2 is said to be from the name of an Australian racehorse of the 1920s which consistently finished last or near last.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.