mook

¹ American  

[mook] / muk /

noun

Slang.

1. a contemptible, incompetent person.

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mook ² American  

[mook] / mʊk /

noun

1. a book with the look, design, and layout of a magazine, usually having a Japanese anime theme.

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mook British  

/ muːk /

noun

1. slang a person regarded with contempt, esp a stupid person

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Etymology

Origin of mook¹

First recorded in 1930–35; of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of moke ( def. )

Origin of mook²

m(agazine) ( def. ) + (b)ook ( def. )

Example Sentences

Before getting involved in animal rescue, Nate Mook ran World Central Kitchen, which feeds people affected by crises across the globe.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Helping animals in wartime is also extremely risky, says Nate Mook, whose Hachiko Foundation provides veterinary treatment and pet food and has 150 feeding stations for homeless animals along the front line.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

But by phoning around those who knew some of the background, it became clear that neither Mr Mook nor Mr Beasley was in fact part of the foundation.

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

Is this his shot to muster some courage and impress Mook?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2025

Tá Midibble's bavol-engri besh'd oprey the pánior; Tá Midibble penn'd: Mook there be dute! tá there was dute.

From Romano Lavo-Lil: word book of the Romany; or, English Gypsy language by Borrow, George Henry