The story
Blend of ook (“the sound of the cry of an ape or monkey”) + Oakland.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A derogatory name for Oakland, California, United States, with reference to its African-American population. Full definition →
Blend of ook (“the sound of the cry of an ape or monkey”) + Oakland.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.