droog

D2R1O1O1G2
/druːɡ/

noun

A violent young gang member or a hooligan.

OriginRussian друг →
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Meanings

noundroog (plural droogs)

plural droogs

  1. A violent young gang member or a hooligan.

Origin

  1. Russianдруг“friend”
  2. Englishdroog

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Gordo
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APA

droog. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/droog

MLA

“droog.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/droog. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “droog,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/droog.

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