moke

Meaning

Noun

• A donkey.
• The mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net.
• A black person.
• A performer, such as a minstrel, who plays on several musical instruments.
• A stupid person; a dolt.

Origin

• 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.