A Scottish and Northern English dialect verb meaning to drench or soak completely — typically used when rain has absolutely ruined your day or someone has dunked you in water.
A Scottish and Northern English dialect verb meaning to drench or soak completely — typically used when rain has absolutely ruined your day or someone has dunked you in water. If you've been drookt, you're not just damp; you're soaked to the bone. It's a wonderfully expressive word that captures that specific misery of being caught in a Scottish downpour without an umbrella. Still heard in parts of Scotland, though largely absent from standard English.
She came home drookt after getting caught in the storm without so much as a jacket.
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(Scotland, Northern England) To drench, to soak.
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