mooiadj.int.

Brit.

/mɔɪ/, U.S.

/mɔɪ/, South African English

/mɔɪ/

Forms: 1800s mooie, 1800s– mooi, 1900s– moi, 1900s– mooy, 1900s– moy.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch mooi.

Etymology: < South African Dutch mooi (Afrikaans mooi ) < Dutch mooi handsome, pretty (see moy adj.).

South African colloquial.

A. adj.

Pretty; good; nice.Formerly used by writers to suggest the speech of Afrikaners, mooi is now commonly used in colloquial South African English.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective]

goodOE

winlyOE

snella1000

winc1275

boonc1325

cleana1375

tidya1375

positivea1398

comelyc1400

kindc1400

kindly?a1425

well-formeda1425

trim?a1513

wally?a1513

bonnya1525

delicatea1533

goodlike1562

sappy1563

bein1567

rum1567

benedict1576

warrantable1581

true (also good, sure) as touch1590

goodlisomea1603

respectable1603

clever1738

amusing1753

plummy1787

bone1793

brickish1843

mooi1850

ryebuck1859

spandy1868

greatisha1871

healthy1878

popular1884

beefy1903

onkus1910

quies1919

cushty1929

high-powered1969

not shabby1975

the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective]

winsomea900

sweetc900

likingeOE

i-quemec950

lieflyOE

winlyOE

hereOE

thankfulc1000

merryOE

queemc1175

beina1200

willea1200

leesomec1200

savouryc1225

estea1250

i-wilc1275

winc1275

welcomea1300

doucea1350

well-pleasingc1350

acceptablea1382

pleasablea1382

pleasanta1382

pleaseda1382

acceptedc1384

amiablec1384

well-likinga1387

queemfulc1390

flattering1393

pleasinga1398

well-queeminga1400

comelyc1400

farrandc1400

greable1401

goodlyc1405

amicable?a1425

placablec1429

amene1433

winful1438

listyc1440

dulcet1445

agreeablec1450

favourousc1485

sweetly?a1500

pleasureful?c1502

dulcea1513

grate1523

prettya1529

plausible1541

jolly1549

dulcoratec1550

toothsome1551

pleasurable1557

tickling1558

suavec1560

amenous1567

odoriferous?1575

perfumed1580

glada1586

tickle1593

pleasurous1595

favoursome1601

dulcean1606

gratifying1611

Hyblaean1614

gratulatea1616

arrident1616

solacefula1618

pleasantable1619

placid1628

contentsome1632

sapid1640

canny1643

gustful1647

peramene1657

pergrateful1657

tastefula1659

complacent1660

placentiousa1661

gratifactorya1665

bland1667

suavious1669

palatable1683

placent1683

complaisant1710

nice1747

tasty1796

sweetsome1799

titbit1820

connate1836

cunning1843

mooi1850

gemütlich1852

sympathique1859

congenial1878

sympathetic1900

sipid1908

onkus1910

sympathisch1911

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty

gentc1275

pretty1440

jant1638

dimber1665

belle1668

genty1701

prettyish1741

maidenish-looking1789

darling1805

pooty1825

pitty1826

purty1829

mooi1850

dotey1852

cute1868

1797 Lady A. Barnard Let. 29 Nov. in S. Afr. Cent. Ago (1910) vi. 138 The moye kinder (pretty little children—to translate for you).]

1850 N. J. Merriman Cape Jrnls. (1957) 106 He wanted to know..why the Wesleyans did not wear the same ‘mooie’ garments that we wore (viz. the surplice).

a1875 T. Baines Jrnl. of Resid. (1964) II. 43 The one objectionable part of their attire..a quantity of leather thongs coiled about their ankles till the really graceful limb had the appearance of a gouty leg. They told me however that it was very ‘mooi’.

1904 Argus Christmas Ann. (Cape Town) (Orange River Colony section) 13 A soft mooi bed. He sank into the mattress.

1912 F. Bancroft Veldt Dwellers 15 Father's going to give him a mooi fat heifer.

1963 J. Packer Home from Sea 126 ‘She's tame, that mooi animal,’ said Ben, who loved and admired her.

1994 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 23 Jan. 28/3 (advt.) We've got a..culinary culture all of our own. And boy is it mooi.

B. int.

Expressing pleasure or approval: ‘wonderful!’, ‘great!’.

ΚΠ

1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. 119 At every object which excited their astonishment or gave them pleasure, they exclaimed mooi! mooi! (fine! fine!)..pronounced with a slow and lengthened tone that was not unpleasing.

1944 V. Pohl Adventures of Boer Family vii. 48 Being a Boer he felt himself amply rewarded with a handshake, a slap on the back, and a laughing ‘Mooi, Jan!’ (‘Well done, Jan!’) from his leader.]

1960 Capricorn High School Mag. (Pietersburg, S. Afr.) Dec. 90 With cries of ‘Mooi, mooi, shot, Oh! Well played!’ we finished off our competitive basketball against the various schools in our league.

1983 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 8 May (Mag.) 23/1 The kid from Booysens hits home with a lucky right cut and the word ‘Mooi’ echoes around the hall like a mortar blast.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mooi
释义	mooiadj.int. Brit. /mɔɪ/, U.S. /mɔɪ/, South African English /mɔɪ/ Forms: 1800s mooie, 1800s– mooi, 1900s– moi, 1900s– mooy, 1900s– moy. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch mooi. Etymology: < South African Dutch mooi (Afrikaans mooi ) < Dutch mooi handsome, pretty (see moy adj.). South African colloquial. A. adj. Pretty; good; nice.Formerly used by writers to suggest the speech of Afrikaners, mooi is now commonly used in colloquial South African English. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective] goodOE winlyOE snella1000 winc1275 boonc1325 cleana1375 tidya1375 positivea1398 comelyc1400 kindc1400 kindly?a1425 well-formeda1425 trim?a1513 wally?a1513 bonnya1525 delicatea1533 goodlike1562 sappy1563 bein1567 rum1567 benedict1576 warrantable1581 true (also good, sure) as touch1590 goodlisomea1603 respectable1603 clever1738 amusing1753 plummy1787 bone1793 brickish1843 mooi1850 ryebuck1859 spandy1868 greatisha1871 healthy1878 popular1884 beefy1903 onkus1910 quies1919 cushty1929 high-powered1969 not shabby1975 the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > [adjective] winsomea900 sweetc900 likingeOE i-quemec950 lieflyOE winlyOE hereOE thankfulc1000 merryOE queemc1175 beina1200 willea1200 leesomec1200 savouryc1225 estea1250 i-wilc1275 winc1275 welcomea1300 doucea1350 well-pleasingc1350 acceptablea1382 pleasablea1382 pleasanta1382 pleaseda1382 acceptedc1384 amiablec1384 well-likinga1387 queemfulc1390 flattering1393 pleasinga1398 well-queeminga1400 comelyc1400 farrandc1400 greable1401 goodlyc1405 amicable?a1425 placablec1429 amene1433 winful1438 listyc1440 dulcet1445 agreeablec1450 favourousc1485 sweetly?a1500 pleasureful?c1502 dulcea1513 grate1523 prettya1529 plausible1541 jolly1549 dulcoratec1550 toothsome1551 pleasurable1557 tickling1558 suavec1560 amenous1567 odoriferous?1575 perfumed1580 glada1586 tickle1593 pleasurous1595 favoursome1601 dulcean1606 gratifying1611 Hyblaean1614 gratulatea1616 arrident1616 solacefula1618 pleasantable1619 placid1628 contentsome1632 sapid1640 canny1643 gustful1647 peramene1657 pergrateful1657 tastefula1659 complacent1660 placentiousa1661 gratifactorya1665 bland1667 suavious1669 palatable1683 placent1683 complaisant1710 nice1747 tasty1796 sweetsome1799 titbit1820 connate1836 cunning1843 mooi1850 gemütlich1852 sympathique1859 congenial1878 sympathetic1900 sipid1908 onkus1910 sympathisch1911 the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > pleasing appearance > [adjective] > pretty gentc1275 pretty1440 jant1638 dimber1665 belle1668 genty1701 prettyish1741 maidenish-looking1789 darling1805 pooty1825 pitty1826 purty1829 mooi1850 dotey1852 cute1868 1797 Lady A. Barnard Let. 29 Nov. in S. Afr. Cent. Ago (1910) vi. 138 The moye kinder (pretty little children—to translate for you).] 1850 N. J. Merriman Cape Jrnls. (1957) 106 He wanted to know..why the Wesleyans did not wear the same ‘mooie’ garments that we wore (viz. the surplice). a1875 T. Baines Jrnl. of Resid. (1964) II. 43 The one objectionable part of their attire..a quantity of leather thongs coiled about their ankles till the really graceful limb had the appearance of a gouty leg. They told me however that it was very ‘mooi’. 1904 Argus Christmas Ann. (Cape Town) (Orange River Colony section) 13 A soft mooi bed. He sank into the mattress. 1912 F. Bancroft Veldt Dwellers 15 Father's going to give him a mooi fat heifer. 1963 J. Packer Home from Sea 126 ‘She's tame, that mooi animal,’ said Ben, who loved and admired her. 1994 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 23 Jan. 28/3 (advt.) We've got a..culinary culture all of our own. And boy is it mooi. B. int. Expressing pleasure or approval: ‘wonderful!’, ‘great!’. ΚΠ 1812 A. Plumptre tr. H. Lichtenstein Trav. S. Afr. I. 119 At every object which excited their astonishment or gave them pleasure, they exclaimed mooi! mooi! (fine! fine!)..pronounced with a slow and lengthened tone that was not unpleasing. 1944 V. Pohl Adventures of Boer Family vii. 48 Being a Boer he felt himself amply rewarded with a handshake, a slap on the back, and a laughing ‘Mooi, Jan!’ (‘Well done, Jan!’) from his leader.] 1960 Capricorn High School Mag. (Pietersburg, S. Afr.) Dec. 90 With cries of ‘Mooi, mooi, shot, Oh! Well played!’ we finished off our competitive basketball against the various schools in our league. 1983 Sunday Times (Johannesburg) 8 May (Mag.) 23/1 The kid from Booysens hits home with a lucky right cut and the word ‘Mooi’ echoes around the hall like a mortar blast. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.int.1850
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