mook

See also: mõõk and Mook

English

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps a variant of moke (“donkey”) (British slang), first appearing in the US in the 1930s.

Alternately, it could be a corruption of the Italian and Neapolitan word mammalucco (“mamluk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːk/
• Rhymes: -uːk

Noun

mook (plural mooks)

1. (slang, US, chiefly Upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and New England) A disagreeable or incompetent person.
2. (colloquial, gaming) An anonymous foe that appears in large numbers and is readily dispatched by the hero.

Derived terms

• mookish

Translations

disagreeable person

• Finnish: mäntti (fi)

• Mandarin: 木 (zh)

Etymology 2

Blend of magazine +‎ book

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mʊk/
• Rhymes: -ʊk

Noun

mook (plural mooks)

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

Synonyms

• bookazine
• mag book

Anagrams

• moko

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Totontepec Mixe

Noun

mook

1. cob, corn.