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\ ˈgük 
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\Definition of gook
(Entry 1 of 2)
offensive
— used as an insulting and contemptuous term for a nonwhite, non-American person and especially for an Asian person
gook
noun (2)\ ˈgu̇k , ˈgük \
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The first known use of gook was in 1901
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