goon

goon  (gn)

n. Slang

1. A thug hired to intimidate or harm opponents.

2. A stupid or oafish person.

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[Probably ultimately short for gooney, simpleton.]

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goon [guːn]

n

1. a stupid or deliberately foolish person

2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) US informal a thug hired to commit acts of violence or intimidation, esp in an industrial dispute

[partly from dialect gooney fool, partly after the character Alice the Goon, created by E. C. Segar (1894-1938), American cartoonist]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	goon - an awkward stupid person             gawk, lout, lubber, lummox, oaf, stumblebum, clod, lump clumsy person - a person with poor motor coordination
	2.	goon - an aggressive and violent young criminal hood, hoodlum, punk, strong-armer, thug, toughie, tough bully - a hired thug criminal, crook, felon, malefactor, outlaw - someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

Translations

goon [guːn] N

1. (= fool) → imbécil mf

2. (US) (= thug) → gorila m, matón/ona m/f (Hist) gorila contratado para sembrar el terror entre los obreros

goon

n

(inf: = idiot) → Idiot m, → Dussel m (inf)

(US inf: = hired thug) → Schlägertyp m (inf)