Pronounced: DIH-thih-ram(b), noun
Notes: Another word I’ve never run across as far as I know
Yesterday’s word
The word droog means “a member of a gang; a henchman”
First usage
This word was coined in the early 1960s
Background / Comments
The word was coined by Anthony Burgess in A Clockwork Orange – it is based upon the Russian word drug (friend).
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