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.

Pidgin meaning