mook

[ mook ]

/ muk /

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noun Slang.

a contemptible, incompetent person.

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Origin of mook

First recorded in 1930–35; of uncertain origin, perhaps a variant of moke

Words nearby mook

Moog, moo goo gai pan, Moog synthesizer, mooi, moo juice, mook, mool, moola, moolah, mooli, mooloo

Other definitions for mook (2 of 2)

mook²

[ mook ]

/ mʊk /

noun

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

Origin of mook

m(agazine) + (b)ook

How to use mook in a sentence

If Daylyt was an embodiment of what battle rap can be, Murda Mook is a precision-tuned instrument of absolute lyrical destruction.
America’s Poets: Battle Rap Gets Real|Rich Goldstein|July 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
McAuliffe also put together a far more effective ground operation than Cuccinelli, led by veteran Democratic organizer Robby Mook.
Ken Cuccinelli Loses Narrowly to Terry McAuliffe for Virginia Governor|Ben Jacobs|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And then, the moving object having by this time turned well out into the lake, he added: "Mam-mook" (pull).
Jack the Young Canoeman|George Bird Grinnell
There once lived a dwarf in the town of Niceu, whom the people called Little Mook.
ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands;|Hezekiah Butterworth

So it was arranged that Little Mook should try his speed with the swiftest messenger.
ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands;|Hezekiah Butterworth
So Little Mook became the royal messenger, and surpassed all the runners in the world with his magic slippers.
ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands;|Hezekiah Butterworth
The king was delighted, the princess waved her veil, and the people all shouted, “Huzza for Little Mook!”
ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands;|Hezekiah Butterworth

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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