Original sentence: 1900 and may have contributed to this somehow.According to Online Etymology Dictionary, "1899, U.According to Princeton University Dictionary, it described as "a disparaging term for an Asian person (especially for North Vietnamese soldiers in the Vietnam War).According to Random House Unabridged Dictionary, "a native of Southeast Asia or the South Pacific, esp.According to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, "Used as a disparaging term for a person of East Asian birth or descent.Although not a slur by definition, is occasionally used by English Pakistanis or Indians in a darogatory fashion.Extended over time to 'Nicaraguan,' 'any Pacific Islander' (World War II), 'Korean' (1950s), 'Vietnamese' and 'any Asian' (1960s).Gora/Gori (UK) From the Urdu language meaning white man/woman respectively.Perhaps alteration of earlier goo-goo, native inhabitant of the Philippines, Pacific islander.The Oxford English Dictionary admits that its origin in "unknown".The etymology of this racial slur is shrouded in mystery, disagreement, and controversy.The term goo-goo eyes 'soft, seductive eyes' was in vogue c.any dark-skinned foreigner, esp.military slang for 'Filipino' during the insurrection there, probably from a native word, or imitative of the babbling sound of their language to American ears (cf.military slang) a derogatory term for foreigners, especially south-east Asians.one from the Middle East.when a member of an enemy military force
Edited sentence: "I am a gook").American troops thought "miguk" sounded like "me gook" (i.By extension, any Asian person.Derived from the Korean words “hanguk” and “miguk”.Guk is from the Chinese word guo, which means kingdom or country.Koreans or Vietnamese during the Korean and Vietnam wars).The word persisted during the Vietnam War, perhaps also because the Vietnamese people have a similar word “quốc”, meaning "country".military slang) an Asian person, especially an enemy (e.“Hanguk” refers to Korea and “miguk” is the common word for the United States