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Possibly derived from Japanese [[高句麗蒙古逃げる]] (kokuri mokuri nigeru, “to run away in complete disarray”), in reference to the ignominious defeat of the combined Goryeo and Mongol forces in the failed invasions of Japan in the 1200s. The Japanese phrase kokuri mokuri is also encountered as mokuri kokuri, and as mukuri kokuri. In other Japanese expressions, this also refers to “something big and scary” by extension from the original meaning of the invasion forces themselves. |
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Revision as of 22:43, 17 March 2015
English
Etymology
Possibly derived from Japanese 高句麗蒙古逃げる (kokuri mokuri nigeru, “to run away in complete disarray”), in reference to the ignominious defeat of the combined Goryeo and Mongol forces in the failed invasions of Japan in the 1200s. The Japanese phrase kokuri mokuri is also encountered as mokuri kokuri, and as mukuri kokuri. In other Japanese expressions, this also refers to “something big and scary” by extension from the original meaning of the invasion forces themselves.
Interjection
Usage notes
Often preceded by "great" or "good" as "great googly-moogly" or "good googly-moogly"