Originally Posted by fatfoo

I just looked up the definition of the word gook.

According to wikipedia.org:

Gook /guk/ is a derogatory term for Asians, which came to prominence in the context of warfare to refer to enemy soldiers. Its use as an ethnic slur has been traced to U.S. Marines serving in the Philippines in the early 20th century. The earliest recorded use is dated 1920. Prior to the Vietnam War (1964?1975), "gook" was U.S. soldiers' jargon used to refer to any non-American.