English Explanatory Dictionary

morepork

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Tasmanian spotted owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae), a small brown owl indigenous to New Zealand and Tasmania.
  2. Used as a mild term of abuse.
  3. A foolish person; also, a person who is wearisome.
  4. A person who is lazy or slow; a slowcoach, a slowpoke.
intj
  1. The call of a morepork.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɔːpɔːk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-morepork.wav /ˈmɔɹˌpɔ(ə)ɹk/ /ˈmoːpoːk/

Word forms

morepork moreporks morepoke

Etymology

The word is imitative of the bird's call.

Synonyms

mopoke ruru bum couch potato dawdler deadbeat dogfucker do-naught do-nothing dosser idler idleton faineant flaneur footler get-nothing goldbricker goof-off lallygag lollygagger laggard layabout lazy ass lazybones lazy louse lidderon lie-abed loafer loiter-sack lounge lizard lounger morepork poop ragabash shirker slacker slow belly slugabed slug-a-bed slugabug sluggabed sluggard sofa spud tarrier truant

Derived words

mopoke
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