# moke

> English word · Noun · IPA /məʊk/ · frequency rank #92,889

## Definitions
1. A donkey.
2. The mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net.
3. A black person.
4. A performer, such as a minstrel, who plays on several musical instruments.
5. A stupid person; a dolt.
6. British small utility vehicle (styled "MOKE").
7. A mixture of cannabis and tobacco, especially smoked from a bong or water pipe.

## Etymology
Unknown. In the sense of a variety performer, comes from "The Lively Moke" (or "Musical Moke"), an 1860s blackface song, dance and multi-instrumental routine popularized by Johnny Thompson, William J. "Billy" Ashcroft and others.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/moke