“moppie”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

moppie

释义

moppie S. Afr.|ˈmɒpɪ|
[Afrikaans, ad. Du. mopje ditty.]
A street-song of the Cape Malays.
1949Cape Times 10 Jan. 2/6 He hoped that the Cape ‘moppies’ or comic songs and the liedjies would become a regular feature of future carnivals.1953Du Plessis & Lückhoff Malay Quarter iii. 48 Moppies are little songs (often of doubtful content) sung in order to challenge, deride, or irritate the listener, or merely as foolery. When singing a moppie, the singer often includes a person's name, and if the person referred to cannot respond in similar vein, he is laughed at by all present.1974S. Afr. Panorama June 20 The ‘moppie’ is a comical song. The soloist uses gestures of the hands and other movements to illustrate it as he goes.

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