mook
1[ mook ]
/ muk /
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noun Slang.
a contemptible, incompetent person.
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Origin of mook
1First recorded in 1930–35; of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of moke
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mook2
[ mook ]
/ mʊk /
noun
a book with the look, design, and layout of a magazine, usually having a Japanese anime theme.
Origin of mook
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British Dictionary definitions for mook
mook
/ (muːk) /
noun
US slang a person regarded with contempt, esp a stupid person
Word Origin for mook
of uncertain origin
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