Associations to the word «Goon»

Wiktionary

GOON, noun. A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
GOON, noun. A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
GOON, noun. (ice hockey) (pejorative)   An enforcer or fighter.
GOON, noun. (UK) (WWII) (PoW slang) A German guard in a prisoner of war camp.
GOON, noun. (Australia) (countable) (informal) A wine flagon or cask.
GOON, noun. (Australia) (uncountable) (informal) Cheap or inferior cask wine.
GOON SQUAD, noun. (chiefly US) (idiomatic) A group of individuals serving as enforcers, bodyguards, and the like, especially persons hired for such a purpose and using violent, thuggish methods.
GOON SQUADS, noun. Plural of goon squad
GOON STICK, noun. An ax handle, used as an improvised weapon by train-riding hobos.

Dictionary definition

GOON, noun. An awkward stupid person.
GOON, noun. An aggressive and violent young criminal.

Wise words

Don't you know this, that words are doctors to a diseased temperment?
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