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    goon
    /ɡo͞on/

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

    1. 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. c. : proceed. went on to win the election. 2. : to take place : happen. what's going on.

  3. 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.

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

    Word forms: 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. [old-fashioned, disapproval] Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › goonGoon - definition of goon by The Free Dictionary

    Define goon. goon synonyms, goon pronunciation, goon translation, English dictionary definition of goon. n. Slang 1. A thug hired to intimidate or harm opponents. 2. A stupid or oafish person. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth...

  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. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › goongoon - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    4 days ago · goon (third-person singular simple present goons, present participle gooning, simple past and past participle gooned) ( Internet slang ) To masturbate for long periods of time without reaching a climax , thus reaching a hypnotic , trance-like state.

  10. www.britannica.com › dictionary › goonGoon Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

    GOON meaning: 1 : a person who is hired to threaten, beat up, or kill someone thug; 2 : a stupid person.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english-wordGOON - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    All you need to know about "GOON" in one place: definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.

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