droogn.
/druːɡ/ Anthony Burgess's word for a member of a gang (see quot. 1962); a young ruffian; an accomplice or henchman of a gang-leader.
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1962 ‘A. Burgess’ Clockwork Orange i. 1 There was me, that is Alex, and my three droogs, that is Pete, Georgie, and Dim.
1967 Sunday Mail Mag. (Brisbane) 30 Apr. 5/7 ‘Get in,’ he said, motioning towards the car. ‘I'm no droog.’
1972 Telegraph (Brisbane) 6 May 7/2 A world where youth gangs—the teddy boys of yesterday and the ‘droogs’ of tomorrow—have virtually taken over, sweeping all forms of law and order aside.
1973 Daily Tel. 30 Mar. 19/6 A gang of youths dressed as ‘droogs’ in white boiler suits, black boots and bowler hats.
1984 Times Lit. Suppl. 13 Apr. 402/2 How long ago it seems since the New York Times referred to the spray-can droogs of the subways as ‘little Picassos’.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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