Joo
English
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Joo (plural Joos)
- A surname from Korean.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Joo is the 10324th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3121 individuals. Joo is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Joo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 255.
Etymology 2
Noun
- (usually derogatory) Deliberate misspelling of Jew.
- 2009 November 6, [email protected], “Re: One Man Jihad at Fort Hood?”, in misc.legal[3] (Usenet):
- The media's narrative of this of course is the awful white man with the innocent noble peaceful joo.