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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of droog (“dry”) + kloot (“testicle”). First attested in the work of Bredero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdroːx.kloːt/
- Hyphenation: droog‧kloot
Noun
droogkloot m (plural droogkloten, diminutive droogklootje n)
- a boring, emotionless and humourless person, usually a man
- (less common, chiefly among younger speakers) someone with a dry, deadpan sense of humour