Etymology

moegoe

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Today it means: An idiot, a fool; a country bumpkin. Full definition →

Afrikaans moegoe ← Camtho moegoe
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  1. Camtho · derived frommoegoe
  2. Afrikaans · derived frommoegoe
  3. English todaymoegoe

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

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