Definitions for Drolldroʊl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
droll*droʊl(adj.; n.)droll•er, droll•est
(adj.)amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.
(n.)a droll person; jester; wag.
* Syn: See amusing.
Origin of droll:
1615–25; < MF drolle pleasant rascal < MD drol a fat little man
drol′ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
droll(adj)
comical in an odd or whimsical manner
"a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"
Wiktionary
droll(Noun)
A buffoon
droll(Verb)
To joke, to jest.
droll(Adjective)
oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish
Origin: From drôle, from drôle from drolle from drolle, of origin, from drol from troll (compare trolle), from truzlan, from truzlanan. More at troll.
Webster Dictionary
Droll
queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange
Droll(noun)
one whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew
Droll(noun)
something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like
Droll(verb)
to jest; to play the buffoon
Droll(verb)
to lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole
Droll(verb)
to make a jest of; to set in a comical light
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