"moer" meaning in English

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        "To beat; to thrash."
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          "text": "“Some of the teams are coming in,” he said. “They had a moer of a contact. Get your cameras and let's go.”",
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        "(South Africa) Something big or powerful; a whopper; a hell of a thing."
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        "(South Africa) Something big or powerful; a whopper; a hell of a thing."
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