/ guːk; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U ] ( informal ) any unpleasant sticky wet substance
2.
[ C ] ( NAmE , taboo , slang ) an offensive word for a person from SE Asia
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WORD ORIGIN
sense 2 1930s: of unknown origin.
sense 1 1970s: variant of guck .
/ guːk; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U ] ( informal ) any unpleasant sticky wet substance
2.
[ C ] ( NAmE , taboo , slang ) an offensive word for a person from SE Asia
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WORD ORIGIN
sense 2 1930s: of unknown origin.
sense 1 1970s: variant of guck .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005