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On Wed, 3 Dec 2003 06:01 pm, Perry Lentine wrote:
> Can someone please help me with the definition of Drongos? Or perhaps a
> translation to English...
>
Well *technically*
Drongo \Dron"go\, n.; pl. Drongos. (Zo["o]l.)
A passerine bird of the family Dicrurid[ae]. They are
usually black with a deeply forked tail. They are natives of
Asia, Africa, and Australia; -- called also drongo shrikes.
[1913 Webster]
however as an Australian colloquialism
Drongo
a stupid, inept, awkward or embarrassing person, a dimwit or
slow-witted person
[http://www.aussieslang.com/features/australian-slang-basics.asp#drongo]
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Nigel Rowe
<rho@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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