mook

See also: mõõk and Mook

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /muːk/
Rhymes: -uːk

Noun

mook (plural mooks)

A disagreeable or incompetent person.
(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)

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