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Noun: drongo (drongos,drongoes)  dróng-gow
  1. A passerine bird of the family Dicruridae, usually black with a deeply forked tail, native to Asia, Africa, and Australia
    "The glossy drongo is known for its ability to mimic other birds"
     
  2. [Austral, NZ, informal] A person who lacks good judgment
    "Don't be such a drongo; think before you act";
    - fool, sap [N. Amer, informal], muggins [Brit, informal], tomfool, meathead [informal], jughead [N. Amer, informal], mampara [S.Africa, informal], dill [Austral, NZ, informal], nit [Brit, informal], boofhead [Austral, informal], moegoe [S.Africa, informal], galah [Austral, informal], charlie [Brit, informal], diddy [Brit, informal], juggins [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: drongoes, drongos

Type of: simple [archaic], simpleton

Encyclopedia: Drongo