Gook

Part of Speech- Noun

Definition-Ā a foreigner, especially a person of Philippine, Korean, or Vietnamese descent.

Source- Dictionary.com

“Choi Jeong Min” by Franny Choi

In the poem, the speaker talks about how when her name is being called out, it gets butchered since it is a “gook” foreign name.

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