moke

[ mohk ]

noun

1. Older Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a Black person.
2. British Slang. a donkey.
3. Australian Slang. a poor-looking, inferior horse.

moke

/ məʊk /

noun

1. a slang name for donkey
2. slang.
   an inferior type of horse

Word History and Origins

Origin of moke¹

First recorded in 1840–50; origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of moke¹

C19: origin obscure

Example Sentences

“Any day the mokes want,” Mike, our In Crowd chief, had said.

From The New Yorker

Don't I know a moke from a wild beast?

From Project Gutenberg

Don't care for the baths, but there's sailing, and rollicking rides on a moke.

From Project Gutenberg

Why, if you or me or any of us was on furlough at 'Ampstead or Margit, we was never off a 'orse's or a moke's back as long as the dibs lasted.

From Project Gutenberg

Not that I'm so keen about a moke.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• burro
• horse
• mule