Talk:Drongo

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Just a test --62.6.139.11 07:42, 30 March 2006 (UTC) drongo is also an insult used by french people

Etymology

Mention the etymology of drongo. Jidanni (talk) 08:46, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

"Drong" is also Irish Gaelic for "gang", may be related given the influence of Irish in Australian history. Also the history of Anglo-Irish relations in Australia (and elsewhere) could account for its evolution into a pejorative term. This is speculation, though. Helvetius (talk) 14:31, 29 February 2008 (UTC)

Seeing how there is no relevance of gang to the behavior of the Drongos, one can be sure any similarities in name are entirely coincidental. The etymology of 'Drongo' in Madagascan history goes way back before Anglo-Irish influence. --Famedalupi (talk) 06:08, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

I would just like to point out that for the etymology bit, 'urbandictionary.com' is not even remotely credible as a source of information. Partialist (talk) 01:50, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

Mild insult ?

I find the statement that to be called a "drongo" is a mild insult to be rather objectionable. "Drongo" isn't mild. I say it is the harshest slur in the english language. It is for that reason that only Australians have the casualness and the cursiveness to use it with minimal destructive power. I am telling ye it is a bloody powerful word, that if said with the wrong tongue can destroy a man. I may curse a lot, but never let it be said that I take the word that begins with a D and rhymes with "Bongo" lightly.--Soft and Stout (talk) 09:26, 20 March 2017 (UTC)