Goon
noun
A bully or a thug, usually hired to intimidate or harm someone.
The gang leader sent his goons to collect the debt.
Often appears as...
- hired goon
- gangster's goon
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
An unintelligent or clumsy person.
She called him a goon for spilling the drink everywhere.
Often appears as...
- act like a goon
- look like a goon
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A rough and aggressive player in a team sport, especially ice hockey, who is involved mainly in physical confrontations.
The coach sent in the goon to intimidate the opposing team.
Often appears as...
- hockey goon
- sports goon
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
noun
A cheap wine, usually sold in a box with a plastic bag inside.
They bought a box of goon for the party.
Often appears as...
- box of goon
- drink goon
Usage tips
Informal, Neutral
noun
A bully or a thug, usually hired to intimidate or harm someone.
The gang leader sent his goons to collect the debt.
Often appears as...
- hired goon
- gangster's goon
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
An unintelligent or clumsy person.
She called him a goon for spilling the drink everywhere.
Often appears as...
- act like a goon
- look like a goon
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A rough and aggressive player in a team sport, especially ice hockey, who is involved mainly in physical confrontations.
The coach sent in the goon to intimidate the opposing team.
Often appears as...
- hockey goon
- sports goon
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
noun
A cheap wine, usually sold in a box with a plastic bag inside.
They bought a box of goon for the party.
Often appears as...
- box of goon
- drink goon
Usage tips
Informal, Neutral
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Negative connotation
The word 'goon' often implies a negative judgment about someone's character, suggesting they are violent or immoral.
The movie villain was always surrounded by his menacing goons.
Pro Tip 2/2Intimidation purpose
'Goon' can imply that the person is used to scare others, typically for control or to get something.
The landlord's goon knocked on doors, demanding overdue rent.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative connotation
The word 'goon' often implies a negative judgment about someone's character, suggesting they are violent or immoral.
The movie villain was always surrounded by his menacing goons.
Pro Tip 2/2Intimidation purpose
'Goon' can imply that the person is used to scare others, typically for control or to get something.
The landlord's goon knocked on doors, demanding overdue rent.
Pro Tip 1/2Negative connotation
The word 'goon' often implies a negative judgment about someone's character, suggesting they are violent or immoral.
The movie villain was always surrounded by his menacing goons.
Pro Tip 2/2Intimidation purpose
'Goon' can imply that the person is used to scare others, typically for control or to get something.
The landlord's goon knocked on doors, demanding overdue rent.
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Video examples
A tale of mental illness...
and I began gibbering unintelligably as I had the night before, and he eventually brought me to the emergency room. Once there, someone I'll just call 'The Doctor' and his whole team of goons swooped down, lifted me high into the air, and slammed me down on a metal bed with such force that I saw stars.
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A tale of mental illness...
the night before and he eventually brought me to the emergency room once there someone I'll just call the doctor and his whole team of goons swooped down lifted me high into the air and slammed me down on a metal bed with such force that I saw stars then they strapped by
Video examples
Chasing Big Foot PIPE...
around town he made a threat to the store owner yesterday that he was going to kill him the school was on lockdown yesterday the store was on lockdown so people are pretty freaked out and goon is a small native community of four hundred and forty people on the edge of
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ALAN! ALAN!... STEVE? PIPE...
what are you goons laughing at have you put something on my back have you i've not got time for your stupid jokes right i'm off cheerio oh someone's put glue on the rock oh that's what you were laughing at was it yes very funny very funny oh have someone put blue on
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A Rare Look at the...
Karen Tama national goon voluma della paura Hindu suppose away an eternity Diprivan kawasan inwardly a certificate are ya guru paul national park is this huge area over a hundred thousand hectares in size and challenge County Research Station which is where we've
Video examples
Monster Fish of the...
can help me catch bureau crew in the wild he can Scott goes after the Giants on a catch-and-release basis so he doesn't diminish their numbers he says the best place for us to look is in the canals and the goons around the island
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The deadly genius of...
Think about this for a second. Think about the complexity of the distribution network that I just described. It's very difficult to reconcile this with the image of faceless, ignorant goons that are just shooting each other,
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Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
and the Kula combat isn't bipedal ape man and something crossed between a gorilla chimpanzee and a human being that is said to live in the forests that surround the furred invaders the goon so
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3 ways to uproot a...
they immediately sprang into action. They battled police and hired goons to stop the theft of this forest. But fortunately, there was an uprising of support
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Feeding Bull Sharks PIPE...
in Bengal a goon in Fiji the local
Video examples
A tale of mental illness...
and I began gibbering unintelligably as I had the night before, and he eventually brought me to the emergency room. Once there, someone I'll just call 'The Doctor' and his whole team of goons swooped down, lifted me high into the air, and slammed me down on a metal bed with such force that I saw stars.
Video examples
A tale of mental illness...
the night before and he eventually brought me to the emergency room once there someone I'll just call the doctor and his whole team of goons swooped down lifted me high into the air and slammed me down on a metal bed with such force that I saw stars then they strapped by
Video examples
Chasing Big Foot PIPE...
around town he made a threat to the store owner yesterday that he was going to kill him the school was on lockdown yesterday the store was on lockdown so people are pretty freaked out and goon is a small native community of four hundred and forty people on the edge of
Video examples
ALAN! ALAN!... STEVE? PIPE...
what are you goons laughing at have you put something on my back have you i've not got time for your stupid jokes right i'm off cheerio oh someone's put glue on the rock oh that's what you were laughing at was it yes very funny very funny oh have someone put blue on
Video examples
A Rare Look at the...
Karen Tama national goon voluma della paura Hindu suppose away an eternity Diprivan kawasan inwardly a certificate are ya guru paul national park is this huge area over a hundred thousand hectares in size and challenge County Research Station which is where we've
Video examples
Monster Fish of the...
can help me catch bureau crew in the wild he can Scott goes after the Giants on a catch-and-release basis so he doesn't diminish their numbers he says the best place for us to look is in the canals and the goons around the island
Video examples
The deadly genius of...
Think about this for a second. Think about the complexity of the distribution network that I just described. It's very difficult to reconcile this with the image of faceless, ignorant goons that are just shooting each other,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
and the Kula combat isn't bipedal ape man and something crossed between a gorilla chimpanzee and a human being that is said to live in the forests that surround the furred invaders the goon so
Video examples
3 ways to uproot a...
they immediately sprang into action. They battled police and hired goons to stop the theft of this forest. But fortunately, there was an uprising of support
Video examples
Feeding Bull Sharks PIPE...
in Bengal a goon in Fiji the local
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Quote examples
Hasan Minhaj
American Actor
People still assume the White House Correspondents' Association works for the White House, when in reality, it's a group of journalists who cover the White House. It's a branding thing, but because it has the 'White House' before it, people think they're just King Joffrey's goons.
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Nicholas Hammond
It's really hard on the poor Skid Row bums. They are getting the shock of their lives. There they are, lying peacefully in the gutter, not bothering anybody, and they look up and see a man in a red and blue spider suit go by. It's enough to make them goon the wagon.
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Mukesh Rishi
Indian Actor
We, at one point, had such great villains with shades of grey and a compelling story around them. But Bollywood did see a decline when villains were nothing but aimless goons who had no real purpose to them.
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Jean M. Auel
American Writer
Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back that I am in the realm of prehistorical speculation rather than simple historical fact to weave my stories around.
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Greg Rutherford
British Athlete
I'm a bit of a history goon, and I love all that. Anything that's medieval-based up until, probably, the Tudor period and just after, I'm quite into.
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Nani
Portuguese Athlete
I am not in a position to play in action films bashing hundreds of goons with one hand. I feel I am not really fit for high-voltage action films.
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Sreenivasan
Indian Actor
It is easy to be a hero in films as even a weak person can fight with any number of goons and get applauses from viewers.
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Matt Barnes
American Athlete
Early in my career I had to be a goon to survive. I did everything I had to do and probably some things I shouldn't have.
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Yogi Adityanath
Indian Politician
The flag of SP means the flag of goons. BSP's flag means the flag of corruption.
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Jorge Masvidal
American Athlete
I'm a dirty south goon - damn right, I ain't no West coast gangster.
Quote examples
Hasan Minhaj
American Actor
People still assume the White House Correspondents' Association works for the White House, when in reality, it's a group of journalists who cover the White House. It's a branding thing, but because it has the 'White House' before it, people think they're just King Joffrey's goons.
Quote examples
Nicholas Hammond
It's really hard on the poor Skid Row bums. They are getting the shock of their lives. There they are, lying peacefully in the gutter, not bothering anybody, and they look up and see a man in a red and blue spider suit go by. It's enough to make them goon the wagon.
Quote examples
Mukesh Rishi
Indian Actor
We, at one point, had such great villains with shades of grey and a compelling story around them. But Bollywood did see a decline when villains were nothing but aimless goons who had no real purpose to them.
Quote examples
Jean M. Auel
American Writer
Though my books are written from a historical perspective, I have goon so far back that I am in the realm of prehistorical speculation rather than simple historical fact to weave my stories around.
Quote examples
Greg Rutherford
British Athlete
I'm a bit of a history goon, and I love all that. Anything that's medieval-based up until, probably, the Tudor period and just after, I'm quite into.
Quote examples
Nani
Portuguese Athlete
I am not in a position to play in action films bashing hundreds of goons with one hand. I feel I am not really fit for high-voltage action films.
Quote examples
Sreenivasan
Indian Actor
It is easy to be a hero in films as even a weak person can fight with any number of goons and get applauses from viewers.
Quote examples
Matt Barnes
American Athlete
Early in my career I had to be a goon to survive. I did everything I had to do and probably some things I shouldn't have.
Quote examples
Yogi Adityanath
Indian Politician
The flag of SP means the flag of goons. BSP's flag means the flag of corruption.
Quote examples
Jorge Masvidal
American Athlete
I'm a dirty south goon - damn right, I ain't no West coast gangster.
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