drongo

 
Pronunciation: /ˈdrɒŋgəʊ/

noun (plural drongos or drongoes)

  • 1a songbird with glossy black plumage and typically a long forked tail and a crest, found in Africa, southern Asia, and Australia.
    • Family Dicruridae and genus Dicrurus: several species
  • 2 informal, chiefly Australian/NZ a stupid or incompetent person: I gave that drongo fifty dollars and he only gave me change for ten!

Origin:

mid 19th century: from Malagasy. drongo (sense 2) is said to be from the name of an Australian racehorse of the 1920s which consistently finished last or near last