![]() John William's A Narrative of Missionary Enterprises in the South Sea Islands (1832) is one of the earliest records of Mokes in literature. The practice is representative of the slang's predominant usage among Hawaii residents and locals, especially among the youth. It is a common practice in Hawaii schools to change "No Smoking" signs into "No moking" signs by erasing the S. They stereotypically tend to wear sporting attire (Nike and Adidas tracksuits) and counterfeited designer clothing. Within Northern Ireland, particularly South Belfast, a Moke (also known as a spide or steek) is a person of working class origin usually living in deprived parts of the city. The common stereotype of a Moke is a local man of Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander descent, who speaks fluent pidgin (and rarely speaking standard English at all), wears tank-top t-shirts (or no shirt at all), boardshorts, and cheap rubber flip-flops/slippers. ![]() Mokes also have similar stereotypes to the Mexican-American "cholo", such as shaved heads and tattoos. Also much like a redneck, mokes may stereotypically carry an affinity for pickup trucks, and are construed as uneducated. Much like a "redneck", the word Moke can be used as both a pejorative term and a term of pride. Many people in Hawaii compare the Moke to the southern "redneck" in terms of personality. Mokes of Filipino, Chinese, Japanese, Caucasian (usually Portuguese or hapa-haole) or black (usually part-Samoan) ancestry are uncommon (listed in decreasing order), but not unheard of. įluency in Hawaiian pidgin is a common characteristic of a Moke, as is native Hawaiian, Samoan, or other Pacific Islander ancestry. In practice, the word "moke" is similar to "redneck", as it is only used to describe a certain personality type, instead of an entire ethnic group. ![]() Moke is a term used by residents of the Hawaiian Islands to describe segments of the local Polynesian population.
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