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    goon
    /ɡuːn/

    noun

    • 1. a stupid, foolish, or eccentric person: "I don't want to deal with Jack today, he's such a goon"
    • 2. a violent, aggressive person who is hired to intimidate or harm people: North American "he hired goons to hunt down supporters"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishGOON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    GOON definition: 1. a violent criminal who is paid to hurt or threaten people 2. a silly or stupid person 3. cheap…. Learn more.

    • English (US)

      GOON meaning: 1. a violent criminal who is paid to hurt or...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › goonGoon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    a. : to continue on or as if on a journey. life goes on. went on to greater things. b. : to keep on : continue. went on smoking.

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  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › goonGOON Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    a stupid or deliberately foolish person. informal. a thug hired to commit acts of violence or intimidation, esp in an industrial dispute. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of goon 1.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishGOON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    goon. (guːn ) Word forms: plural goons. 1. countable noun. A goon is a person who is paid to hurt or threaten people. [US, informal] He and the other goon began to beat me up. 2. countable noun. If you call someone a goon, you think they behave in a silly way.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › goon_ngoon, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English Dictionary

    A goon is a person with a heavy touch as distinguished from a jigger, who has a light touch. While jiggers look on life with a genial eye, goons take a more stolid and literal view. F. L. Allen in Harper's Magazine December 121/2. 1938.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › goonGoon - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of goon. noun. an awkward, foolish person. synonyms: ape, clod, gawk, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, nimrod, oaf, stumblebum. see more. noun. an aggressive and violent young criminal. synonyms: hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, tough, toughie. see more.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishgoon noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of goon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.