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.

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

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

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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.

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Not that I'm so keen about a moke.

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Related Words

• burro 
• horse 
• mule