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mook en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /muːk/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From the 1930s, origin unknown. Suggestions include a variant of British slang moke (“donkey”); a variant of US slang mooch (“a sponger, beggar, idler”); Irish muc (“pig”); Dutch mok, German Mocke, Mucke (both dialectal for “sow” and hence “slovenly or bothersome woman/person”); a corruption of Italian mammalucco (“fool”, literally “mamluk”).

Meanings

1. (Northern-US, US, slang) A disagreeable or incompetent person.
2. (colloquial) An anonymous foe that appears in large numbers and is readily dispatched by the hero.

Forms

Deriveds

mookish

Translations (6)

pl głupek (disagreeable person) · pl idiotka (disagreeable person) · cmn 木 (disagreeable person) · fi mäntti (disagreeable person) · pl idiota (disagreeable person) · th ลูกกระจ๊อก (gaming: An anonymous foe)

mook en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /mʊk/

Etymology

Blend of magazine + book, nowadays a reborrowing from Japanese ムック (mukku).

Meanings

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

Forms

Relateds

mook jong

Synonyms

mag book · bookazine

Translations (5)

pl mook (type of book) · es mook (type of book) · cmn 雜誌書 /杂志书 (type of book) · ja ムック (type of book) · cmn 書誌 /书志 (type of book)