moke
(colloquial, dialectal) A donkey.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(colloquial, dialectal) A donkey.
Origin: . 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. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(obsolete) The mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net.
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK
(US, _, pejorative, _, slang, ethnic slur, now, _, rare) A black person.
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