goon
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8.1
- noun
- /ɡuːn/
- Offensive
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- The gang sent a few goons to intimidate the local shopkeepers.
And but the even though the prison riots is bad is when the goon squads come in.
- And but the even though the prison riots is bad is when the goon squads come in.
- But it's exactly what you would expect with kind of, you know, deep state Spooks and goons and and all the rest.
- I'm going to be killed in a local embassy by by Saudi Arabian goons, aren't I?
- They did not want any of, of, of that and any of these Marxist goons.
- Someone that night apparently had this gift and either remembered part of it or enough of it to report back to Stalin, Stalin's goons.
- He also went after and sent his goon squad to beat up people that disagreed with him.
- Like my homeboys who wore once goons are now old like me.
- And on the last call he gets to some goon.
- The band chases the goons away, wrote down band chases goons.
- You get like a very eerie feeling because that's when all the goons come out.
- We find out that Doge's goons total failure to cut spending have been revealed.
Examples
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We'll learn later that the Delancys are goons hired by the WORLD to keep the newsies in line.
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If those goons decide to search you, you ain't gonna get far carrying it there.
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It's when I saw that goon with a gun at your head.
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I know your goons can track me down
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Those could just be his goons or something.
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Figure at least six goons, maybe more.
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- Now him and his goons are loose!
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Who are these two goons?
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So we brought in some strong-arm goons from out of town.
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Now we got Pintero's goons down there tuning up my people.
Synonyms
466
7.9
A young person who acts violently or breaks the law
249
4.4
A person who is part of a group that does illegal things
244
4.9
A violent person who attacks or threatens others
71
8.9
A young person who does violent street crimes
38
7.6
A young person who steals, fights, or causes trouble with a gang
37
9.9
A young person who belongs to a street gang or acts tough like gang members
31
9.9
A person who joins a criminal gang and often takes part in violent acts
5
7.5
A person who is strong and may threaten or hurt others
A person who uses violence and threats to force people to give money
A young person who uses threats or physical force to steal from people
A young person who is violent and often breaks the law
A criminal who uses violence to scare people in a local area
Antonyms
Compounds
- NSFW
3
9.3
A group of people who use force to scare or hurt others, often hired to do this
How Dangerous
- Offensive
244
4.9
- NSFW
27
7.2
- Offensive
76
8.1
- Offensive
466
7.9
20
6.1
Surface Forms
Etymology
Goon also came to mean a hired thug or violent criminal after stories and cartoons used the name for big, rough fighters, such as the cartoon character Alice the Goon. So goon can mean a paid 'bully' or a 'hired thug'.