Meanings
- derogatoryethnicoffensiverareslangslurA derogatory name for Oakland, California, United States, with reference to its African-American population.
Residents who attended the official meeting in Ookland hit out at the estimated costs of reparations, which some believe it is 'nowhere near enough,' demanding $200million direct cash payments to individuals instead.
2023 May 17, K.Wills, “Crimipanzees ook that they deserve $200MM each for rapanations in Calforniastan”, in alt.politics.democrats.d (Usenet)
Origin
Blend of ook (“the sound of the cry of an ape or monkey”) + Oakland.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
Ookland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ookland
“Ookland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ookland. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ookland,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ookland.
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