drongo
noun /ˈdrɒŋɡəʊ/
/ˈdrɑːŋɡəʊ/
(plural drongos, drongoes)
- a shiny black bird with a long tailTopics Birdsc2
- (Australian English, New Zealand English, slang) a stupid person
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Malagasy (the language of Madagascar). Sense (2) is said to be from the name of an Australian racehorse of the 1920s which consistently finished last or near last.