English
drongo
Noun

drongo (plural drongos)

  1. Any bird of the family Dicruridae.
Noun

drongo (plural drongos)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, pejorative) A fool, an idiot, a stupid fellow.
    • 2010, Graham Seal, Great Australian Stories: Legends, Yarns and Tall Tales, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=kUEzm_xj3loC&pg=PA191&dq=%22drongo|drongos%22+-intitle:%22wagtail%22+-inauthor:%22willy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aN7tTsDUC8etiQer6fyhBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22drongo|drongos%22%20-intitle%3A%22wagtail%22%20-inauthor%3A%22willy%22&f=false page 191],
      In another story, the drongo is working for a farmer when the boss decides it is time to build another windmill. The drongo agrees to help but asks the farmer if he thinks it really makes sense to have two windmills. ‘What do you mean?’ the farmer asked. ‘Well, says the drongo, ‘there′s barely enough wind to operate the one you already have, so I doubt there′ll be enough to work two of them.’
    • 2010, John Timpson, Upside Down Management: A Common Sense Guide to Better Business, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=f8t7Cv4EDSoC&pg=PT78&dq=%22drongo|drongos%22+-intitle:%22wagtail%22+-inauthor:%22willy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=aN7tTsDUC8etiQer6fyhBw&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22drongo|drongos%22%20-intitle%3A%22wagtail%22%20-inauthor%3A%22willy%22&f=false unnumbered page],
      One drongo executive can do harm enough, but things get worse when they start recruiting people like themselves.
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