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gook

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gook 1  (gk, gk)
n.
Variant of guck.

gook 2  (gk)
n. Offensive Slang
Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or descent.

[Perhaps alteration of earlier goo-goo, native inhabitant of the Philippines, Pacific islander.]

gook [gʊk guːk]
n US
1. Slang a derogatory word for a person from a Far Eastern country
2. Informal a messy sticky substance; muck
[of uncertain origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gook - any thick, viscous mattergook - any thick, viscous matter            
matter - that which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
sapropel - sludge (rich in organic matter) that accumulates at the bottom of lakes or oceans
2.gook - (slang) a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War)
derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something
jargon, lingo, patois, argot, vernacular, slang, cant - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
Oriental, oriental person - a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)
Translations
gook [guːk] N (US) (pej) → asiático/a m/f


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