moer

/ (muːr) Southern African taboo, slang /

noun

the womb
a despicable person
the moer in furious; enraged

verb

(tr) to attack (someone or something) violently

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Word Origin for moer

from Afrikaans, literally: mother

Words nearby moer

modus ponens, modus tollens, modus vivendi, moe, moebius, moer, moerae, moers, moesia, moesogoth, moesogothic
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