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moegoe en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmʊɡuː/ (UK)
• /ˈmʊxu/ (General-South-African)
• /ˈmʊxuː/ (UK)

Etymology

From Afrikaans moegoe and Camtho moegoe. Further etymology uncertain; compare colloquial Dutch mogool.

Meanings

1. (South-Africa, derogatory) An idiot, a fool; a country bumpkin.
   • Legend has it that it was the year he spent in Alex that altered the young Madiba from a rural moegoe to a township clever. 2002 November 1, Kgafela Oa Magogodi, Mail & Guardian:
   • ‘Gordon is dead. He belongs to us. What's this mugu got to do with him?’ 1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 180:
   • This is my backyard and l don't necessarily want a whole bunch of moegoes banging along a mountain l've known since my barefoot boerseun days. 2004, Herman Mills, Best Mountain Bike Rides in South Africa, page 25:

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