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   drongo

   /ˈdrɒŋɡəʊ/

   noun

   • 1. a songbird with glossy black plumage and typically a long forked tail and a crest, found in Africa, southern Asia, and Australia.
   • 2. a stupid or incompetent person: informal Australian, New Zealand "I gave that drongo fifty dollars and he only gave me change for ten!"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from Malagasy. drongo (sense 2) is said to be from the name of an Australian racehorse of the 1920s which consistently finished last or near last.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • R

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   • O

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   • N

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   • G

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   • O

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