noun
wook
Wook (noun) means a scruffy, unemployed festival-goer who travels from show to show and relies on others for food, drugs, or a place to crash (slang). Example: “The campground filled up with wooks selling bracelets to get gas money.”
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A scruffy, unemployed festival-goer who travels from show to show and relies on others for food, drugs, or a place to crash (slang).
"The campground filled up with wooks selling bracelets to get gas money."
How to use wook
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishSlang for a scruffy freeloader who follows music festivals around.
When to use it
Informal slang, mostly used within jam-band and festival subculture.
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Word forms
- Plural
- wooks
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Etymology
A clipped, altered form of "Wookiee," the shaggy Star Wars species, applied jokingly to unkempt jam-band festival followers.
Rhymes for wook
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What does “wook” mean?
The word “wook” means a scruffy, unemployed festival-goer who travels from show to show and relies on others for food, drugs, or a place to crash (slang). In plain terms, slang for a scruffy freeloader who follows music festivals around.
How do you use “wook” in a sentence?
Here is “wook” used in a sentence: “The campground filled up with wooks selling bracelets to get gas money.”
What part of speech is “wook”?
“Wook” is a noun.
What is the meaning of wook?
"wook" (noun) means a scruffy, unemployed festival-goer who travels from show to show and relies on others for food, drugs, or a place to crash (slang).
