mook
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9.9
- noun
- /muːk/
- Offensive
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tonto
- He was a mook, but he was my mook.
Examples
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You are a mook.
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Like we were such slubs over there or such mooks that they just sent us packing.
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You can't call me a mook.
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He's a mook.
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You can't trust that guy; he's just a mook who will believe anything.
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I thought he was clever, but he turned out to be a real mook in the end.
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Everyone knows he's a mook who can't make decisions on his own.
Synonyms
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7.2
A person used by others to do what they want
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8.8
A person who behaves in a silly or careless way
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3.7
A person who behaves foolishly or annoyingly
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9.5
A person who is foolish and makes silly mistakes
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9.1
A person who is easily fooled or behaves foolishly
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9.9
A person who acts foolishly or oddly
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9.9
A man who is ordinary and not very smart
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9.9
Someone who behaves in a silly or foolish way
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9.9
A person who is foolish and easily tricked
A foolish or awkward person
A rude person who annoys or hurts other people
An old word for a person who is foolish or slow to understand
Antonyms
How Foolish
Surface Forms
Etymology
Mook as a slang word for a foolish or insignificant person comes from American slang where it meant a 'fool' or small-time criminal. A helpful way to remember it is to think of a 'mook' as someone unimportant or easily fooled, which matches how people use the word today.