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mook

mook

1 9.9
A magazine that looks like a book with long articles and nice design
  • noun
  • /muːk/
  • Jargon
translation icon : revista-libro
  • The latest mook features in-depth articles about art and culture, beautifully designed for readers to enjoy.

Examples

  • I bought a mook on travel photography that includes stunning images and expert tips.

  • Have you seen that new mook on modern architecture?

  • The new art mook features interviews with famous painters and stunning photography.

  • She collects every travel mook she can find for inspiration on her next trip.

  • This science mook offers detailed articles that go far beyond what you find in regular magazines.

  • I just read an interesting mook about climate change.

  • She subscribed to a quarterly mook that combines the depth of a book with the flair of a magazine.

Synonyms

magazine
vsmook
1.0

A printed or online set of pages that comes out regularly with articles and pictures about a subject

is a booklike publication combining long, in-depth articles with high quality design
zine
vsmook
  • Jargon
12 8.2

A small magazine made and shared by one person about personal or unusual topics

is professionally produced with booklike depth and polished design
3 3.2

A thin printed book that has shiny pages and many photos

is more booklike, emphasizing longer, deeper articles alongside polished design

How Substantial

monograph
  • Specialized
7 9.3
book
1.0
mook
  • Jargon
1 9.9
magazine
1.0
pamphlet
79 3.1

Surface Forms

mook singular
mooks plural

Etymology

Mook for a magazine-like book comes from Japan and is made by joining magazine and book, so a 'mook' is a publication that looks like a magazine but has the length and quality of a book.