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Mook vs Kook - What's the difference?

mook | kook |

As nouns the difference between mook and kook

is that mook is a disagreeable or incompetent person while kook is an eccentric, strange or crazy person; a weirdo.

mook

English

(wikipedia mook)

Etymology 1

Unknown. Probably a variation of ""moke" ("donkey", "fool"). Possible from Cantonese 'mook jung'' ("dead wood" or "wooden dummy").

Noun

(en noun)
  • A disagreeable or incompetent person.

    • Etymology 2

    (usually used in plural)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, forensic accounting) A manipulated or rigged set of business accounting ledgers.
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    kook

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang, chiefly, US) An eccentric, strange or crazy person; a weirdo.
  • A board sport participant who has poor style or skill.

    • Derived terms

    * kookology * kooky

    Anagrams

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