Mook vs Idiot - What's the difference?
mook | idiot |
(slang, forensic accounting) A manipulated or rigged set of business accounting ledgers.
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(pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
(obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.
As a verb mook
is .As a noun idiot is
(slang|derogatory) a proponent of intelligent design.mook
English
(wikipedia mook)Etymology 1
Unknown. Probably a variation of ""moke" ("donkey", "fool"). Possible from Cantonese 'mook jung'' ("dead wood" or "wooden dummy").Etymology 2
(usually used in plural)Noun
(en noun)idiot
English
Alternative forms
* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)Noun
(en noun)- usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
