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gook
English
Etymology 1
The word was used by U.S. Marines in the early 20th century; the earliest written example is dated 1920.
Folk etymology suggests that during the Korean War, young Korean children would point at U.S. soldiers and shout in Korean ?? (Miguk, “America”). Soldiers heard the word as “me gook”, as if the children were defining themselves as “gooks”. The soldiers proceeded to use that term to refer to the Koreans. The word ? (?, guk) itself simply means “country”. This explanation ignores the fact that there are many examples of the word's use that pre-date the Korean War.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?uk/; IPA(key): /??k/ (less common)
- Rhymes: -uk, -?k
Noun
gook (plural gooks)
- (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of Far Eastern or Oceanian descent, especially a Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese or Korean person.
- (US, derogatory) A Vietnamese insurgent in the Vietnam War, particularly a member of the Viet Cong.
- (US, derogatory) A Vietnamese insurgent in the Vietnam War, particularly a member of the Viet Cong.
- (dated) A foreigner, especially an enemy soldier in wartime.
- (Rhodesia, derogatory) A black insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War.
- 1997, Dick Gledhill, One Commando: Rhodesia's Last Years & the Guerilla War it Never Lost, p. 55:
- "But shit, man, don't we do a fucking good job of it. Jesus, we slew long gooks this last trip," quipped Mark.
- 1997, Dick Gledhill, One Commando: Rhodesia's Last Years & the Guerilla War it Never Lost, p. 55:
- (Rhodesia, derogatory) A black insurgent in the Rhodesian Bush War.
Usage notes
- In the US, gook refers especially to a Vietnamese person in the context of the Vietnam War, and particularly to the Viet Cong. It is generally considered to be highly offensive, on par with nigger.
Derived terms
- gookland
Translations
Etymology 2
Possible blend of goop +? gunk, or related to gobbledygook.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??k/, /?uk/
- Rhymes: -?k, -uk
Noun
gook (plural gooks)
- (informal) Grime or mud.
Derived terms
- gooky
- gook up
See also
- gook wagon
References
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fook
English
Etymology
Eye dialect of fuck.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fu?k/
- Rhymes: -u?k
Interjection
fook
- (vulgar, Northern England) Fuck.
Verb
fook (third-person singular simple present fooks, present participle fooking, simple past and past participle fooked)
- (vulgar, Northern England) To fuck.
Kumak
Etymology
From English fork.
Noun
fook
- fork
References
- Claire Moyse-Faurie, Borrowings from Romance languages in Oceanic languages, in Aspects of Language Contact (2008) ?ISBN
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