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Meaning of "gook" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GOOK

Of uncertain origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GOOK

gook  [ɡʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GOOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gook is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

gook

Gook

Gook is a derogatory term for Asians which came to prominence in reference to enemy soldiers. Originally used to refer to prostitutes, the term was later employed by American soldiers stationed around the world as a pejorative for the native peoples. It acquired its current status as a derogatory word for Asians at the time of the Vietnam War.

Definition of gook in the English dictionary

The definition of gook in the dictionary is a derogatory word for a person from a Far Eastern country. Other definition of gook is a messy sticky substance; muck.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOOK

google-bombing
Googleganger
googlewhack
googlies
googly
googol
googolplex
gooier
gooiest
gooily
gooky
gool
Goolagong
Goole
goolie
goolies
gooly
goombah
goombay
goon

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOOK

an open book
book
brook
cook
e-book
Facebook
guestbook
handbook
hook
in my book
look
nook
notebook
on the hook
outlook
overlook
textbook
the book
the New Look
took

Synonyms and antonyms of gook in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gook» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOOK

Find out the translation of gook to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gook from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gook» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

对韩国人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gook
570 millions of speakers

English

gook
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

gook
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جوك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Гук
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

gook
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশ্বেতাঙ্গ বিদেশী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gook
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gook
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gook
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

東国
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

노랭이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gook
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

gook
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

gook
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Gook
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çinli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gook
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Gook
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Гук
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Gook
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

gook
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gook
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Gook
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gook
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gook

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOK»

The term «gook» is regularly used and occupies the 65.897 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «gook» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «gook» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about gook

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOOK»

Discover the use of gook in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gook and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Gook: John Mccain's racism and why it matters
Tang examines prejudices that he asserts John McCain has, and explains why itmatters.
Irwin A. Tang, 2008
2
Nanoelectronic Devices
This book provides readers with the knowledge in fundamentals of nanoelectronic devices.
Byung-Gook Park, Sung Woo Hwang, Young June Park, 2012
3
The Art of antiWAR (paradoxistInstruction Notebooks of ...
Fragments from the paradoxistINSTRUCTION Notebooks of Captain Gook:The antiwar of our entire nation is defined as being the army-impeded forces, skirmishing shoulder to shoulder with the civilian population, with the purpose of defeating ...
Florentin Smarandache, 2008
4
PC Hardware Interfaces: A Developer's Reference
A guide to hardware interfaces covers such topics as parallel ports, the COM port, serial buses, wireless interfaces, I/O expansion buses and cards, data storage devices, and computer network interfaces.
Michael Gook, 2004
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The Gook Lover
Unlike his beloved Japan that denies its war guilt, the founder of the world's largest car company is tormented by his secret past.
Ron Wulkan, 2007
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MPEG-7 Audio and Beyond: Audio Content Indexing and Retrieval
Essential reading for practising electronic and communications engineers designing and implementing MPEG-7 compliant systems, this book will also be a useful reference for researchers and graduate students working with multimedia database ...
Hyoung-Gook Kim, Nicolas Moreau, Thomas Sikora, 2006
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Towards the Abolition of Whiteness: Essays on Race, ...
8. Gook: The. Short. History. of. an. Americanism. 'The Haitians, in whose service United States Marines are presumably restoring peace and order in Haiti, are nicknamed "Gooks" and have been treated with every variety of contempt, insult ...
David R. Roediger, 1994
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Me Gook
Me Gook explores the dark and humorous side of multi culturalism, what it means to be an American from a foreign and expatriate perspective, and how our destinies trap and limit us but also set us free.
Brian Hartenstein, 2010
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Essential Korean
Those countries listed here were selected because they are quite different from the ones in English. rituals ЩЦ 41 41 S =8 _ee sheek wahng johk 18K ESSENT1AL KOREAN. countries 4-2r; ^Л nah rah; gook gah Australia S-^ hoh joo Belgium ...
Ellen Kyungah Yoon, 2005
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About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior
"A gook's a gook," the sergeant replied, shrugging. "Look, we'll get some dichs tonight, okay? Tahler will bring 'em in. So just cool it." "Yes, sir." A gook's a gook, he said. Otherwise known in the 9th Division as the mere gook rule. I couldn't even ...
David H. Hackworth, Julie Sherman, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gook is used in the context of the following news items.
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You may not need Zillow — but you may want it | Inman
And, as more gook oozes from the Trulia merger, the deal has a stench to it. Will Zillow get through this knothole? Look further down the road to ... «Inman.com, Jul 15»
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She's more than just a food lover-INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily
Among them, Lee Gook-ju certainly stands out, not only because of her plus-size figure, but also because of how she uses it as a source of ... «Korea JoongAng Daily, Jul 15»
3
Gary Thinks 'Orange Marmalade' Star Seolhyun Is The Most …
Seolhyun was joined by Sistar members Soyou and Bora, Bomi of A Pink and gag-woman Lee Gook Joo, as guests on the popular variety ... «KDramaStars, Jul 15»
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Alexis Tsipras is just doing what an ancient Athenian would » The …
A hero, by creating a referendum question that would have been gobbly-gook to most of the people voting. PeteTongue. There is no point in ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jul 15»
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The Road to Indecency: the Supreme Court and the Death Penalty
... contradictions and (it must be said) gobbledy-gook.” Those are just a few examples of the vitriol with which Justice Scalia infuses his opinion. «CounterPunch, Jul 15»
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Simbine and Fajdek win World University Games titles in Gwangju
Kim Gook-Young, who clocked a Korean record of 10.16 in the semi-final, finished sixth in the final in 10.31. Fajdek's win in the hammer was ... «International Association of Athletics Federations, Jul 15»
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Yoon Kye Sang Goes Underground To Survive In 'Last'
Jo Nam Gook, who directed "The Chaser," will direct "Last." The JTBC drama is based on the webtoon by Kang Hyung Gu and will air on July ... «KDramaStars, Jul 15»
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Clergy View: Power Shifts
Think of the names we used to label "the other" - Limey, Mick, Dago, Wop, Bohunk, Chink, Jap, Gook, Spic, Wetback, Beaner, Redskin, Greaser, ... «Brainerd Daily Dispatch, Jul 15»
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7 Songs With Incomprehensible Lyrics, Because Enunciating Is Not …
If you were born after 2002, this might not appeal to your ears, but those of us raised with this gobbledy-gook can't help but roll our eyes and nod our heads. «Bustle, Jul 15»
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Yoo Seung-min says, `Noting to take except for a pack of cigarette`
Some 10 lawmakers were at present which include Kim Se-yeon, Min Byeong-joo, Kim Hui-gook and Lee Jong-hoon. “It is regretful that you all ... «동아일보, Jul 15»

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