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moke.

A donkey.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/məʊk/Received-Pronunciation/moʊk/General-American
  1. A donkey.

    colloquial · dialectal
  2. The mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net.

    obsolete
  3. A black person.

    US · archaic · derogatory · ethnic · slang · slur
  4. A performer, such as a minstrel, who plays on several musical instruments.

    dated
  5. A stupid person; a dolt.

  6. British small utility vehicle (styled "MOKE").

  7. A mixture of cannabis and tobacco, especially smoked from a bong or water pipe.

    US · slang
Where this word comes from

Unknown. In the sense of a variety performer, comes from "The Lively Moke" (or "Musical Moke"), an 1860s blackface song, dance and multi-instrumental routine popularized by Johnny Thompson, William J. "Billy" Ashcroft and others.

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