mook

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See also: mõõk and Mook

English

Etymology 1

From the 1930s, origin unknown. Suggestions include a variant of British slang moke (donkey);[1] a variant of US slang mooch (a sponger, beggar, idler);[2] Irish muc (pig); Dutch mok, German Mocke, Mucke (both dialectal for “sow” and hence “slovenly or bothersome woman/person”); a corruption of Italian mammalucco (fool, literally mamluk).

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Noun

mook (plural mooks)

  1. (slang, US, chiefly Northern US) A disagreeable or incompetent person.[3]
  2. (colloquial, gaming) An anonymous foe that appears in large numbers and is readily dispatched by the hero.
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  1. ^ J.E. Lighter, Random House Dictionary of American Slang, vol. II, 1987.
  2. ^ Jonathon Green Green's Dictionary of Slang https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/jslxr4y
  3. ^ Killing the Mook and Midriff

Etymology 2

Blend of magazine +‎ book, nowadays a reborrowing from Japanese ムック (mukku).[1]

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Noun

mook (plural mooks)

  1. A book published in the form factor of a magazine.
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References

  1. ^ Cannon, Garland (2000) The Innovative Attraction of English, Associated University Presses, →ISBN, page 237

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Tagalog

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Noun

moók (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜓᜂᜃ᜔)

  1. fierce fighting; hand-to-hand battle

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Further reading

  • mook”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Totontepec Mixe

Noun

mook

  1. cob, corn.