mook

[ mook ]

/ muk /

noun Slang.

a contemptible, incompetent person.

Nearby words

mook

[ moo k ]

/ mʊk /

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for mook

A passer-by asked them where the bishop was, and they said they hadn't got mook enough to mak' a beeshop.
Lighter Moments from the Notebook of Bishop Walsham How|Frederick Douglas How
Thus he appeared in the doorway of his counting-room as Mr. Mook came down the street, and passed the Archimedes Works.
Mark Gildersleeve|John S. Sauzade
The encounter took place on the heath of Mook (April 14) and ended in the crushing defeat of the invaders.
History of Holland|George Edmundson
After the victory at Mook the Spanish troops were free to continue the task of reconquering rebel Holland for the king.
History of Holland|George Edmundson

By that time an army of 14,000 men had been gathered together and was encamped at Mook.
History of Holland|George Edmundson

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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