DROLL
What does "DROLL" mean?
Amusing in an odd, dry, or whimsical way.
Meanings
- Curiously or quaintly amusing; funny in a dry, understated way. He had a droll way of describing disasters as minor inconveniences.
- A jester, buffoon, or amusing person (archaic). The court droll kept the company laughing past midnight. archaic
Word origin
From French 'drole' (a jester, a funny rogue), from Middle Dutch 'drol' (a goblin or little fat fellow).
Remember it
DROLL rhymes with TROLL - picture a deadpan little goblin telling dry jokes, which is exactly its Dutch root.
A little poem
He buried the joke beneath a level voice,
no grin, no wink, no warning of the wit-
the laugh arrived a full three seconds late.
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Wordplay
- A droll wit and a loud one walked into a bar. Only one of them noticed it was funny - the other was still deciding whether to smile.
What it teaches
The driest humor lands hardest: a joke told without a smile trusts you to find it yourself.
Quick facts
What does DROLL mean?
Amusing in an odd, dry, or whimsical way.
Is DROLL a valid word?
Yes — DROLL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is DROLL?
DROLL has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does DROLL come from?
From French 'drole' (a jester, a funny rogue), from Middle Dutch 'drol' (a goblin or little fat fellow).
What can DROLL teach us?
The driest humor lands hardest: a joke told without a smile trusts you to find it yourself.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.