Moke (slang)

For the Hawaiian islands known as the "Mokes", see Na Mokulua.

Moke is a term used in the British Isles as slang for "donkey".[1] In Australia it refers to a nag or inferior horse,[1] and is employed by residents of the Hawaiian Islands in similar fashion as the British to derogatorily describe segments of the local Polynesian population. In practice, the word "moke" is similar to "redneck", as it is only used to describe a certain personality type, instead of an entire ethnic group.[2]

Albanian postage stamp depicting Equus asinus (Donkey)
  1. ^ a b "Definition of MOKE". Merriam Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 2022-11-24.
  2. ^ "Eye of Hawaii - Pidgin, The Unofficial Language of Hawaii". Retrieved 27 December 2014.