moochin.

Brit.

/ˈmuːtʃi/, U.S.

/ˈmutʃi/, South African English

/ˈmuːtʃi/

Inflections: Plural moochies.

Forms:

α. 1800s– moocha, 1800s– mutya, 1900s– mutsha.

β. 1800s– moochi, 1800s– moochie, 1800s– mouche, 1800s– mouchi, 1800s– muchi, 1900s– mutshi.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Partly a borrowing from Xhosa. Etymons: Zulu umutsha; Xhosa umutya.

Etymology: < Zulu umutsha and its cognate Xhosa umutya loin-covering. The β. forms at montero n. perhaps show alteration after -ie suffix, -y suffix⁶.The forms umutsha, umutya are occasionally found in English contexts.

South African.

A loincloth made of animal tails or leather strips, worn in South Africa as part of traditional Zulu male dress, esp. on ceremonial occasions. Also: a square of beads traditionally worn as a loin-covering by Zulu women.

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1836 N. Isaacs Trav. & Adventures E. Afr. xvii. 313 The men wear ‘Umtchas’..strips of skins of animals, neatly fastened to a small strip of hide, reaching from hip to hip, fastened in front by cords.]

1872 C. A. Payton Diamond Diggings 137 A Kafir's notions of dress are primitive in the extreme; his only garment the ancient mutya or loin-cloth.

1878 H. A. Roche On Trek in Transvaal xv. 325 A wee little Kafir boy with nothing upon him but his ‘moochie’, or tails, drives by a herd of calves.

1909 N. Paul Child in Midst 139 Presently he appeared, a tall thin native, with no clothing except a cow-hide mutshi, with flaps around his waist.

1923 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 222/1 The native kilt or moocha composed of strips of raw hide.

1936 J. G. Williams & H. J. May I am Black xviii. 181 There came before his eyes a boy of fourteen years wearing only a moochi of cowhide polished with pig's fat.

1967 E. M. Slatter My Leaves are Green 1 He wore only his ‘mutsha’ of monkey-skin tails.

1970 Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg) 29 Oct. 12 (caption) Beaded ‘muchi’.

1979 C. Endfield Zulu Dawn 15 The swaying beads of the tiny G-string moochies she and her sister dancers wore.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	moochi
释义	moochin. Brit. /ˈmuːtʃi/, U.S. /ˈmutʃi/, South African English /ˈmuːtʃi/ Inflections: Plural moochies. Forms: α. 1800s– moocha, 1800s– mutya, 1900s– mutsha. β. 1800s– moochi, 1800s– moochie, 1800s– mouche, 1800s– mouchi, 1800s– muchi, 1900s– mutshi. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Zulu. Partly a borrowing from Xhosa. Etymons: Zulu umutsha; Xhosa umutya. Etymology: < Zulu umutsha and its cognate Xhosa umutya loin-covering. The β. forms at montero n. perhaps show alteration after -ie suffix, -y suffix⁶.The forms umutsha, umutya are occasionally found in English contexts. South African. A loincloth made of animal tails or leather strips, worn in South Africa as part of traditional Zulu male dress, esp. on ceremonial occasions. Also: a square of beads traditionally worn as a loin-covering by Zulu women. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > short moochi1872 trotteur1904 trotter skirt1909 puffball1953 miniskirt1962 micro-mini1967 micro-miniskirt1967 micro1968 skating skirt1968 mini1987 1836 N. Isaacs Trav. & Adventures E. Afr. xvii. 313 The men wear ‘Umtchas’..strips of skins of animals, neatly fastened to a small strip of hide, reaching from hip to hip, fastened in front by cords.] 1872 C. A. Payton Diamond Diggings 137 A Kafir's notions of dress are primitive in the extreme; his only garment the ancient mutya or loin-cloth. 1878 H. A. Roche On Trek in Transvaal xv. 325 A wee little Kafir boy with nothing upon him but his ‘moochie’, or tails, drives by a herd of calves. 1909 N. Paul Child in Midst 139 Presently he appeared, a tall thin native, with no clothing except a cow-hide mutshi, with flaps around his waist. 1923 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 222/1 The native kilt or moocha composed of strips of raw hide. 1936 J. G. Williams & H. J. May I am Black xviii. 181 There came before his eyes a boy of fourteen years wearing only a moochi of cowhide polished with pig's fat. 1967 E. M. Slatter My Leaves are Green 1 He wore only his ‘mutsha’ of monkey-skin tails. 1970 Rand Daily Mail (Johannesburg) 29 Oct. 12 (caption) Beaded ‘muchi’. 1979 C. Endfield Zulu Dawn 15 The swaying beads of the tiny G-string moochies she and her sister dancers wore. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1872
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