mook
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9.9
- noun
- /muːk/
- Offensive
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matón
- After the fight, the mook lay on the ground, realizing he was just a pawn in someone else's game.
Examples
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One of Mister Big's mooks is instructed to hurt Leiter "considerably," but has bonded with him over their mutual love of jazz.
Blog text (25) -
Who were those mooks that jumped us?
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Hey, take care of this big mook for me.
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If I ever see that fat mook's face again, I'm gonna...
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That fucking mook you clocked at the brasserie.
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And we don't pay mooks.
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The gangster sent a couple of mooks to do his dirty work and intimidate the rival gang.
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The detective knew that the mooks would carry out their boss's orders without question.
Synonyms
4
7.1
A person hired to do a difficult or unpleasant job other people avoid
1
9.9
A young man who helps criminals and often carries a gun
Antonyms
How Dangerous
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mook meaning a hired low-level criminal likely comes from mid-20th-century American street slang for a small 'thug' or 'goon'. That's why a 'mook' is often someone unimportant who is paid to do violent or dirty jobs.