Diction
02/20/2007 09:47 a.m.
I really like the word "gook".

It's like "goo" but more distasteful.

At least, viscerally. It's a shame it has a icky War connotation, that makes it a slur. Otherwise, it could be big. And "Guck" doesn't have the same appeal. The vowel sound is wrong.
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