"moke" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məʊk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /moʊk/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-moke.wav [Southern-England] Forms: mokes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊk Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{unk|en}} Unknown Head templates: {{en-noun}} moke (plural mokes)
  1. (colloquial, dialectal) A donkey. Tags: colloquial, dialectal Categories (lifeform): Equids
    Sense id: en-moke-en-noun-RlB71q62 Disambiguation of Equids: 31 5 11 30 3 11 10
  2. (obsolete) The mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-moke-en-noun-tokarJjM
  3. (US derogatory slang, ethnic slur, now rare) A black person. Tags: US, archaic, derogatory, ethnic, slang, slur Categories (lifeform): Equids
    Sense id: en-moke-en-noun-PG6l68SO Disambiguation of Equids: 31 5 11 30 3 11 10 Categories (other): American English, English ethnic slurs
  4. (dated, theatrical slang) A performer, such as a minstrel, who plays on several musical instruments. Tags: dated Categories (lifeform): Equids
    Sense id: en-moke-en-noun-pfFp8tBd Disambiguation of Equids: 31 5 11 30 3 11 10 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 23 46 4 11 11 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 1 7 25 37 5 12 13
  5. A stupid person; a dolt.
    Sense id: en-moke-en-noun-Abn1yawU
  6. British small utility vehicle (styled "MOKE"). Categories (lifeform): Equids
    Sense id: en-moke-en-noun-4IhpAtfP Disambiguation of Equids: 31 5 11 30 3 11 10
  7. (US slang) A mixture of cannabis and tobacco, especially smoked from a bong or water pipe. Tags: US, slang
    Sense id: en-moke-en-noun-8qlf9Wkk Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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