moegoe

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moegoe

/ˈmʊxu/ General South African
/ˈmʊxuː/ UK
/ˈmʊɡuː/ UK

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

noun moegoes · mugu

South Africa, derogatory An idiot, a fool; a country bumpkin. ‘Gordon is dead. He belongs to us. What's this mugu got to do with him?’

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@misc{moegoe_2026,
  title = {moegoe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/moegoe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}