gook (redirected from gooks)

gook ¹  (gk, gk)

n.

Variant of guck.

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gook ²  (gk)

n. Offensive Slang

Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or descent.

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

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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]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gook - any thick, viscous matter             goo, goop, guck, gunk, muck, ooze, slime, sludge 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) slant-eye 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