Donald

/ˈdɑnəld/ noun

A male given name, or in slang, something broken or malfunctioning (from Cockney rhyming slang 'Donald Duck').

From Scottish Gaelic 'Domhnall,' meaning 'world ruler' (from 'domhan' = world and 'oll' = mighty). The slang meaning comes from 20th-century London rhyming slang where 'Donald Duck' means 'luck' or 'broken.'

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