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drook

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.

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#1·Apr 28, 2026

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.
Origin: From Scots 'drook' or 'drouk,' of uncertain origin; cognate with dialectal Northern English usage and possibly related to older Germanic roots meaning to submerge. Editorial expansion authored on Slangora (model-assisted, hedged).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026

(Scotland, Northern England) To drench, to soak.

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