noun
mook
mook
noun
1
(informal) An incompetent, foolish, or unimpressive person.
"Some mook backed into my car in the parking lot and just drove off."
2
A minor, disposable enemy in a story or video game who exists mainly to be defeated in numbers.
"The hero mowed through a dozen mooks before facing the real villain."
How to Use Mook
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA slang put-down for a clueless or low-level person, or a throwaway bad guy in fiction.
When to use it
Informal and somewhat dated slang; mostly heard in American film and TV dialogue.
Word Forms
mooks plural, mooks plural, Mooks plural
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Etymology
Origin unclear; it surfaced in American slang in the 1930s, possibly related to British slang "moke" (donkey) or to words meaning "fool" in other languages.