goonnoun
uk/ɡuːn/us/ɡuːn/goon noun (CRIMINAL)
[ C ] mainly US informal a violent criminal who is paid to hurt or threaten people
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Gangsters, thugs & criminal organizations
- bully boy
- gangster
- godfather
- henchman
- hoodlum
- hooligan
- mob
- mobster
- moll
- organized crime
- thug
- tong
- triad
- underworld
- vice ring
- Yardie
goon noun (SILLY PERSON)
[ C ] old-fashioned informal a silly or stupid person
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Stupid and silly people
- a right one idiom
- airhead
- asshole
- berk
- birdbrain
- dolt
- doofus
- dork
- duffer
- dullard
- muggins
- muppet
- mutt
- need
- need your head examined idiom
- simpleton
- stupid
- thicko
- tosser
- turkey
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goon noun (WINE)
[ U ] Australian English informal cheap wine, especially wine sold in boxes:
There were some backpackers drinking goon on the beach.