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noun
South AfricanA street song of the Cape Malay and Cape coloured people, usually of a teasing nature.
Origin
1940s; earliest use found in The Cape Times. From Afrikaans moppie from Dutch moppie, mopje tune from mop stone, biscuit, jest, anecdote (further etymology uncertain) + -je, diminutive suffix.
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