gook

1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of (South) East Asian descent (originally revolutionaries of the Katipunan then generally to any native of the Philippines, after the enemy and collaborators hid amongst them), but now especially:Examples: "A few days later he had a 'damned good party' at NORMASH, drinking brandy, and he then 'beat up a Gook [Korean] village.' This resulted in an 'awful hangover all day', […] Later, he walked back to his unit, alone at three o'clock in the morning, having 'swiped a Gook torch.'"USderogatoryethnicoffensiveslangslurvulgar

2. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) A person of (South) East Asian descent (originally revolutionaries of the Katipunan then generally to any native of the Philippines, after the enemy and collaborators hid amongst them), but now especially:Examples: "Of course, I've got so many confirmed kills I lost count. Nobody believes me because the gooks drag off their dead."Synonyms: dinkUSderogatoryethnicoffensiveslangslurvulgar

3. (dated, derogatory) A foreigner (to the speaker), especially the (enemy) natives of a place the speaker's military is at war with or in.Examples: ""Haiti is a country with a history, […]" "but how about the Marines, and the gendarmerie; aren't they on the job?" […] "You know darn well a civilian can't get away with handling a gook like a Marine can; […]""; "In scenes [in Flight, 1929] based on the Marines' slaughter of several hundred Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Ocotal in July 1927, the two heroes, who are rivals for the hand of a vivacious nurse (Lila Lee), repeatedly attack the "gooks" in support of their comrades on the ground."datedderogatory

4. (dated, derogatory) A foreigner (to the speaker), especially the (enemy) natives of a place the speaker's military is at war with or in.Examples: ""But shit, man, don't we do a fucking good job of it. Jesus, we slew long gooks this last trip," quipped Mark."Rhodesiadatedderogatory