n. [ F., fr. dragon dragoon, because Louis XIV., in persecuting the Protestants of his kingdom, quartered dragoons upon them. ] The severe persecution of French Protestants under Louis XIV., by an armed force, usually of dragoons; hence, a rapid and devastating incursion; dragoonade. [ 1913 Webster ]
He learnt it as he watched the dragonnades, the tortures, the massacres of the Netherlands. C. Kingsley.
phr. [ phonetic transcription of colloquial speech. ] Going to; as, who's gonna get the milk?. [ colloq., phonetic spelling ] [ PJC ]
Phonetic transcriptions of rapid colloquial speech are sometimes used in place of the grammatically proper spelling in order to provide a flavor of the original spirit of a spoken dialogue. See also the related entries for gotta, wanna, and wannabe. [ PJC ]
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