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moegoes

moegoes is the plural of moegoe.

Meaning of moegoe

Noun

moegoe (plural moegoes)

  1. (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?’1979, André Brink, A Dry White Season, Vintage, published 1998, page 180

Questions about moegoes

What is moegoes the plural of?
Moegoes is the plural of moegoe.

Words near moegoes in the dictionary

  1. Moede
  2. Moedes
  3. moege
  4. moeges
  5. moegoe
  6. moegoes
  7. Moehammad
  8. Moehle
  9. Moehles
  10. Moehring
  11. Moehrings

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