Definitions for Drolldroʊl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

droll*droʊl(adj.; n.)droll•er, droll•est

  1. (adj.)amusing in an odd way; whimsically humorous; waggish.

  2. (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

  1. droll(adj)

    comical in an odd or whimsical manner

    "a droll little man with a quiet tongue-in-cheek kind of humor"

Wiktionary

  1. droll(Noun)

    A buffoon

  2. droll(Verb)

    To joke, to jest.

  3. droll(Adjective)

    oddly humorous; whimsical, amusing in a quaint way; waggish

  4. 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

  1. Droll

    queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity; amusing and strange

  2. Droll(noun)

    one whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew

  3. Droll(noun)

    something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet, a farce, and the like

  4. Droll(verb)

    to jest; to play the buffoon

  5. Droll(verb)

    to lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest; to cajole

  6. Droll(verb)

    to make a jest of; to set in a comical light


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