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A racial slur for East and Southeast Asians; essentially the equivalent of the n-word. First used in the Philippine-American War, it was used as a term for enemy combatants before repeated and widespread use in Asian wars (namely the Korean and Vietnam Wars) made it a racial slur. In the USA, it is more commonly - but not exclusively - directed at the Vietnamese. Often erroneously thought to have originated in the Korean War after soldiers misheard "mi-guk" (Korean for America) as "me gook"; use of the word "gook" dates back to the late 19th or early 20th century.
White supremacist hater: "Send them niggers and gooks back to where they came!"
gook by udusers1 May 1, 2017
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dong is a gook
gook by omgitsme23 May 7, 2018
Degrading word for Koreans, very offensive
Hey look it's the Korean boy, gook
Gook by Memez2 November 23, 2016
An offensive term used by Presidential Candidate John McCaine to describe his captors in Vietnam.He is a republican which means we'll never hear anyone on Fox News mention this for there's no explanation for this racist term.
"I hate those Gooks"-John McCaine
Gook by barracksupporter May 2, 2008
Having no talent.
Example: "Have you heard Robb Bank$ new album?" "Yeah, he's such a gook."
Gook by Kerry Moore September 28, 2014
It’s a southern slang use on people for calling them slow/funny
This man is a gook for putting on his pants backwards
Gook by Hxtdogwater July 19, 2021