mook

See also: mõõk and Mook

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muːk/
• Rhymes: -uːk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

mook (plural mooks)

1. 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

Noun

mook (plural mooks)

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

Synonyms

• bookazine
• mag book

Anagrams

• moko