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Word: droog (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Usage:

...Moscow, where people are quick to catch the political drift, anyone can get a laugh today by starting out in high-pitched Russian, "Ya i moi droog . . ." a phrase which appears often in Khrushchev's speeches, meaning "I and my friend . . ." i.e., Bulganin. Jokes about Bim and Bom, famed Russian circus clowns, have suddenly found a new popularity in Moscow...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE KREMLIN: Courtiers B. & K. | 4/30/1956 | See Source »

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