GOONS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Goon

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

mid 19th century: perhaps from dialect gooney ‘booby’; influenced by the subhuman cartoon character ‘Alice the Goon’, created by E. C. Segar (1894–1938), American cartoonist

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ɡuːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a stupid, foolish, or eccentric person

Short Definition:

stupid, foolish, or eccentric person

Examples:
  • I don't want to deal with Jack today, he's such a goon
Definition:

a violent, aggressive person who is hired to intimidate or harm people

Short Definition:

bully

Examples:
  • he hired goons to hunt down supporters
Definition:

a guard in a German prisoner-of-war camp during the Second World War.

Short Definition:

guard in German prisoner-of-war camp during Second World War

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