Goon

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Slang A thug hired to intimidate or harm opponents.
  • n. Slang A stupid or oafish person.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A wine flagon or cask.
  • n. Cheap or inferior cask wine.
  • n. A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
  • n. A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
  • n. An enforcer or fighter.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an awkward stupid person
  • n. an aggressive and violent young criminal
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    gooney bird    goonie    gooney   
    Form
    goon squad    goony   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cask wine    box wine   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bethune    Boone    Calhoun    June    Karun    Kuhn    Moon    Noone    Rangoon    Sassoon   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    thug    bikers    bodyguard    loonie