Roh Moo Hyun

(born Aug. 6, 1946, Gimhae, near Pusan, Korea [now in South Korea]) South Korean president (2003–08). Born into a poor family, Roh did not attend college but was able to pass the bar exam in 1975 and later became a highly respected human rights lawyer. He was a member of the National Assembly (1988–92) and served in the cabinet (1998–2002) of Pres. Kim Dae Jung. Roh, who favoured negotiations with North Korea and criticized U.S. policy toward the Korean peninsula, won the 2002 presidential elections. In March 2004 Roh was impeached over charges of electoral law violations, economic mismanagement, and illegal campaign donations. Though forced to temporarily step down, he was reinstated as president in May after the Constitutional Court overturned the impeachment. Roh was unable to run for a second term because of South Korean election law, and he left office in 2008.

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• An onomatopoeia imitating the sound made by a cow
• Molly Moo-Cow, an animated character dating from the 1930s
• Moo (Monster Ranchers), a fictional character in the Monster Rancher anime
• Moo Who?, a 2004 children's book written by Margie Palatini
• Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You?, a 1970 children's book by Dr. Seuss
• Why Cows Moo, a 1936 children's book by John Mystery
• Moo (novel), by Jane Smiley
• Moo (play) Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award winner by Sally Clark (playwright)

Computing:

• MOO, a type of MUD text-based virtual reality system, as in
• MOO programming language
• Moo Mapper, an editor for the IPL file format used for maps in Grand Theft Auto
• Moo.fx, a JavaScript effects library based on Prototype Javascript Framework

Food:

• Moo goo gai pan, a pseudo-Chinese American dish based on the Beef dish "mah gu gai pinku"
• Moo shu pork, a pseudo-Chinese dish served in Chinese restaurants in the United States
• Maggie Moo's, a chain of franchised ice cream restaurants based in Columbia, Maryland
• Moo & Oink, a Chicago-based grocery store chain that caters to the inner-city community

Martial arts:

• Hoi Jeon Moo Sool, a form of Korean martial arts that uses circular motions
• Moo Duk Kwan, a distinct school of Korean martial arts
• Sin Moo Hapkido, a martial art that combines "hard" and "soft" techniques
• Song Moo Kwan, the Ever Youthful House Of Martial Arts Training
• Han Moo Kwan founded in 1954 by Kyo Yun Lee
• Chang Moo Kwan founded by Yoon, Byung In and Lee, Nam Suk in 1946
• Yun Moo Kwan founded by Sang Sup Chun in 1946

Acronym:

• Mate of Origin, a rugby league tournament played annually between Australians and New Zealanders
• Master of Orion, a computer game
• Mothers Opposed to the Occult, a fictional organization from the episode Gingerbread of the television program Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Melody of Oblivion, an anime
• Mode of operation, e.g. in cryptography

Person's name:

• Douglas J. Moo, a New Testament scholar
• Eric Moo, singer, composer
• Joong-Moo, given name to Admiral Yi Sun-Sin of the Yi Dynasty
• Lee Jang-Moo, professor of Mechanical Engineering in Seoul National University
• Moo Ko-Suen, a covert agent of the People's Republic of China who tried to purchase US military equipment
• Moo-Young Han (born 1934), professor of physics at Duke University
• Roh Moo-hyun (born 1946), President of South Korea since 2003

Gaming

• Moos are the common enemies in the Klonoa game series

Other uses:

• Muban, a Thai language word for "village group"