דראָנג

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Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Polish drąg.

Noun[edit]

דראָנג (drongm, plural דראָנגען (drongen) or דרענגער (drenger), diminutive דרענגל (drengl)

  1. pole
    Synonyms: סלופּ (slup), סטויפּ (stoyp), פּאַליע (palye), פֿלאָקן (flokn)
  2. bar
    Synonyms: שטאַנג (shtang), פּרענט (prent)
  3. (humorous) tall man
    Synonym: דראָנגאַטש (drongatsh)
  4. (informal) beanpole (tall person)
    Synonyms: דאַרער דראָנדזשאַק (darer drondzhak), לאַנגער דראָנג (langer drong), לאַנגאָץ (langots)
  5. (derogatory) blockhead, numbskull

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References[edit]

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “tall man (hum.)”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN