mook

See also: mõõk and Mook

English

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps a variant of moke (“donkey” in British slang), in the US also attested with the sense “black man”. Alternatively from Irish muc (“pig”) or perhaps Dutch mok, German Mocke, Mucke (both dialectal for “sow” and hence “slovenly or bothersome woman/person”), themselves likely from the Celtic. Finally, it could be a corruption of Italian mammalucco (“fool”, literally “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, nowadays a reborrowing from Japanese ムック (mukku).

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

Translations

type of book

Anagrams

• moko

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Totontepec Mixe

Noun

mook

1. cob, corn.