English
Noun
Etymology
Unknown: Perhaps from Afrikaans moeg ou: tired person? (to be checked)
Noun
moegoe
#(South African) pejorative: An idiot. A dolt. A mampara.
:The sense is of somebody who is really dumb.
#*"There are so many people who made it to my Moegoe of the Week list but unfortunately I can only select one. I was looking for a stronger word than 'Moegoe' .... At one point I was considering a word they use in South Africa, 'Mampara', but that was also not strong enough. I then had to settle for Moegoe."
http://www.namibian.com.na/Netstories/Cols7-99/laz090799.htm - 8k
#*Sunday Times ...For all this, he was regarded as a nerd, a moegoe, an uncool chump. So, in order to gain acceptance in the realm of popular culture, he cultivated himself ...
http://www.suntimes.co.za/articles/
Category: South African English
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