Definitions

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  • noun uncountable, slang coffee
  • noun countable, slang stupid person, fool
  • noun countable, slang penis

Etymologies

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Appearing at the end of the 19th century as a blend of java and mocha, by the 1920s it became slang for someone who lacked mental abilities beyond that of a cup of coffee, probably influenced by moke. In the 1960s it also began to be used as slang for male genitalia.

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  • a stupid jerk

    July 25, 2008