pearl prices

[pearlescence]

Pook
http://jnashowdaily.com/201506/2015/06/24/tahitian-pearl-prices-rise-as-production-drops/

 

[pattye]

And exactly what does "pook" mean, dear Wendy? (I do love how the English speak English!)

 

[pearlescence]

Pook is a polite swear word (used in the film Thoroughly Modern Millie for example. so it's american) It's a bit onomatopoeic