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gook

gook
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [goo k, gook]
    • /gʊk, guk/
    • /ˈɡʊk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [goo k, gook]
    • /gʊk, guk/

Definitions of gook word

  • noun gook a contemptuous term used to refer to a native of Southeast Asia or the South Pacific, especially a member of an enemy military force. 1
  • noun gook a contemptuous term used to refer to any dark-skinned foreigner, especially a non-European or non-American. 1
  • noun gook anyone who is offensive to others because of stupidity, coarseness, etc. 1
  • noun gook The earliest recorded uses of this term were by U.S. Marines when referring to Haitians and Filipinos. It continued to be common slang in the American military, especially during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. 1
  • noun gook A foreigner, especially a person of Philippine, Korean, or Vietnamese descent. 1
  • noun gook North Vietnamese soldier 1
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Parts of speech for Gook

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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gook popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for gook

noun gook

  • soil — the act or fact of soiling.
  • muck — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
  • mud — wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
  • stain — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
  • ground — the act of grinding.
All 55 Synonyms of gook

Antonyms for gook

noun gook

  • cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
  • pureness — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
  • sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
  • morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
  • purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
All 6 Antonyms of gook

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