gook 1
/gook, goohk/ , n. Informal.
1. guck.
2. makeup, esp. when thickly applied: She looks ridiculous with all that gook around her eyes.
[ expressive word, perh. b. GOO and MUCK; cf. GUCK ]
gook 2
/goohk/ , n. Slang ( disparaging and offensive ).
1. a native of Southeast Asia or the South Pacific, esp. when a member of an enemy military force.
2. any dark-skinned foreigner, esp. one from the Middle East.
3. anyone who is offensive to others because of stupidity, coarseness, etc.
[ 1930-35; of uncert. orig; cf. earlier googoo, gugu, as opprobrious term for a Filipino, and perh. comparable relationship of KOOK to CUCKOO ]