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mook
English
Etymology 1
Unknown. Perhaps a variant of moke (“donkey”) (British slang), first appearing in the US in the 1930s.
Alternately, it could be a corruption of the Italian and Neapolitan word mammalucco (“mamluk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mu?k/
- Rhymes: -u?k
Noun
mook (plural mooks)
- (slang, US, chiefly Upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England) A disagreeable or incompetent person.
- (colloquial, gaming) An anonymous foe that appears in large numbers and is readily dispatched by the hero.
Derived terms
- mookish
Translations
Etymology 2
Blend of magazine +? book
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
Noun
mook (plural mooks)
- A book published in the form factor of a magazine.
Synonyms
- bookazine
- mag book
Anagrams
- moko
Totontepec Mixe
Noun
mook
- cob, corn.
mook From the web:
- what mook made that up
- what moon phase is it
- what moon are we in
- what moon was i born under
- what moon are we in astrology
- what moon was last night
- what moon signs are compatible
- what moon is coming up
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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