Gook (???) (1912) -- Goo-goo

[Douglas G. Wilson]

>What about "gobble-de-gook"?

At a glance this dates only from 1943. I think it may be unrelated to our
nonspecific epithet "gook". [There is a similar word like "gobble-the-goo"
in HDAS, related of course to fellatio, exact connection unclear (to me).]

Note that "gook" (contrary to popular notions) is historically not at all
restricted to East Asian types: it was applied to just about anybody
'foreign', including WASPish New Zealanders.

-- Doug Wilson