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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

mugu en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (South-Africa, alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of moegoe.
    alt of moegoe
    • They sent emails asking mugus to wire funds in order to claim nonexistent prizes. 2010, Sefi Atta, News from Home: Stories, page 245:
  2. (Africa, West, derogatory) A fool.
    • It is people like you who make my hustlers in Europe call Americans mugu. 2020, Mirka Honkanen, World Englishes on the Web: The Nigerian Diaspora in the USA, page 240:
  3. (Internet, Nigeria, derogatory) A victim of an online scam.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
mugus Number=Plur lexicographic
maga alternative lexicographic

Relateds

Yahoo boy

Synonyms

mumu