gook
Sign in to saveGook ( or ) is a derogatory term for people of East and Southeast Asian descent. Its origin is unclear, but it may have originated among U.S. Marines during the Philippine–American War (1899–1902). Historically, U.S. military personnel used the word "to refer to any dark-skinned foreigner, especially a non-European or non-American."Roediger, David. (March 1992).
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It is catalogued under topics including Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States, Anti–East Asian slurs and Anti-Filipino sentiment.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
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Gook ( or ) is a derogatory term for people of East and Southeast Asian descent. Its origin is unclear, but it may have originated among U.S. Marines during the Philippine–American War (1899–1902). Historically, U.S. military personnel used the word "to refer to any dark-skinned foreigner, especially a non-European or non-American." The earliest published example is dated 1920 and notes that U.S. Marines then in Haiti used the term to refer to Haitians. It was widely used in Asia in both the Korean and Vietnamese Wars.
== Etymology and history== The Oxford English Dictionary states that the origin of the word is unknown. The earliest use of the word in the English language comes from the name of a traditional Cornish Bonnet.
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