"Joo" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Joos [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 주 (ju). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ko|주}} Korean 주 (ju) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Joos}} Joo (plural Joos)
  1. A surname from Korean.
    Sense id: en-Joo-en-name-qe3-kOiv Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Joos [plural], Jooz [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Jooz}} Joo (plural Joos or Jooz)
  1. (usually derogatory) Deliberate misspelling of Jew. Tags: alt-of, deliberate, derogatory, misspelling, usually Alternative form of: Jew Derived forms: Jooish
    Sense id: en-Joo-en-noun-l77HTyZ6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2006 April 7, Defendario, “Appeal For Palestine”, in soc.culture.israel (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2007 December 30, Jasper PNL Mfrg LLCC, “Why be Jewish?”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2009 November 6, trav...@aol.com, “Re: One Man Jihad at Fort Hood?”, in misc.legal (Usenet)",
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          "ref": "2023 February 21, jdyoung, “Jewish Corruption in Ukraine”, in alt.politics.republicans (Usenet)",
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