English

Etymology
Random House Unabridged Dictionary: shortened from gooney, from obsolete gony of unknown origin, for "simpleton" The meaning of "hired thug" is influenced by the comic strip character w:Alice the Goon

Pronunciation
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�n|-u�n

Noun
en-noun

1. A thug, a usually muscular henchman with very little intelligence (also known as a 'Hired Goon'). The term goon rose to prominence in this context thanks to frequent usage in Popeye.
2. A fool, or someone considered slightly silly or outlandish. This is likely due to the popular radio show, "The Goon Show" starring Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers.
3. ice hockey|pejorative An enforcer or fighter.

Related terms
goon squad

Translations
trans-top|A thug
Finnish: korsto
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trans-top|A fool
Finnish: hölmö, typerys
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Japanese

Noun
goon (���)

Romanization of:

1. ��: one category of on'yomi (�読�, ����), the Japanese approximation of the original Chinese pronunciation of a kanji character.

fr:goon
hu:goon
ru:goon
vi:goon
zh:goon

• 2007-11-26 18:46 - WikiPedant - added "Related terms" section

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