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goon definition

☆ goon (go̵̅o̅n)

noun

  1. Etymology: < ?

    a ruffian or thug, esp. one hired to help break a strike, etc.

  2. Etymology: after Alice the Goon, grotesque comic-strip figure created by E. C. Segar (1894-1938), U.S. cartoonist

    a person who is awkward, grotesque, stupid, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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