Joo

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See also: joo, joō, jo'o, jòò, jōō, Jōō, and jöö

English

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Korean (ju).

Proper noun

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Joo (plural Joos)

  1. A surname from Korean.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Joo is the 10324th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3121 individuals. Joo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.0%) individuals.

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Joo (plural Joos or Jooz)

  1. (usually derogatory) Deliberate misspelling of Jew.
    • 2006 April 7, Defendario, “Appeal For Palestine”, in soc.culture.israel[1] (Usenet):
      FOAD you dirty joo. The fiction is that you jooz have a right to squat in PALESTINE.
    • 2007 December 30, Jasper PNL Mfrg LLCC, “Why be Jewish?”, in soc.culture.jewish[2] (Usenet):
      why do you Joos attempt to turn every discussion to their opponents' sexuality ? is it because yours is so repressed ?
    • 2009 November 6, trav...@aol.com, “Re: One Man Jihad at Fort Hood?”, in misc.legal[3] (Usenet):
      The media's narrative of this of course is the awful white man with the innocent noble peaceful joo.
    • 2023 February 21, jdyoung, “Jewish Corruption in Ukraine”, in alt.politics.republicans[4] (Usenet):
      I think "D.Ray/JohnN/loosecannon" sees Joos everywhere. Look out, Iben, they're under your bed!
Derived terms
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