droog

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

droog (plural droogs)

1. A violent young gang member or a hooligan.

• droogish

• Gordo

• IPA^(key): /drʊə̯χ/

From Dutch droog, from Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *drōgi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.

droog (attributive droë, comparative droër, superlative droogste)

1. dry

   Julle moet eers droë klere aantrek, voordat jul na buite gaan.

   You must first put on dry clothes before you go outside.

2. arid

• droogte

From Dutch drogen, from Middle Dutch drôgen, from etymology 1.

droog (present droog, present participle drogende, past participle gedroog)

1. (ergative) to dry

• afdroog

• IPA^(key): /droːx/

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• Hyphenation: droog
• Rhymes: -oːx

From Middle Dutch drôge, from Old Dutch *drōgi, from Proto-West Germanic *draugi, from Proto-Germanic *draugiz.

droog (comparative droger, superlative droogst)

1. dry (not wet)

   Antonyms: nat, vochtig

   Het weer is droog, we kunnen buiten spelen. ― The weather is dry, we can play outside.

   De handdoeken zijn nog niet droog. ― The towels are not dry yet.

   Dit is de droogste zomer die ik me kan herinneren. ― This is the driest summer I can remember.

2. arid (getting little precipitation)

   Antonyms: nat, vochtig

   De Sahara is een droog gebied. ― The Sahara is an arid region.

   In drogere klimaten moet men zuiniger met water zijn. ― In arider climates, one must be more conservative with water.

   De droogste plaatsen op aarde ontvangen bijna geen regen. ― The most arid places on Earth receive almost no rain.

3. dry, dull, uninspired
4. dry-tasting, not sweet.

   Antonym: zoet

5. having a lot of muscle with a low amount of fat, having gone on a cut

• Afrikaans: droog
• Berbice Creole Dutch: droko
• Negerhollands: droog, drok
• Skepi Creole Dutch: dróg
• → West Frisian: droech

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

droog

1. inflection of drogen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative