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'''Goon''' is a slang term referring to thugs hired by bosses or other authorities |
'''Goon''' is a slang term referring to thugs hired by bosses or other authorities. It almost exclusively refers to criminal people. |
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Goon is a slang term referring to thugs hired by bosses or other authorities. It almost exclusively refers to criminal people.
It may also refer to:
- The Goon, a comic book series created by Eric Powell
- Alice the Goon, a character in Popeye comic strip
- PC Goon, a character in Enid Blyton's "The Five Find-Outers" series of children's books
- Go-on, a possible way of reading certain Japanese Kanji
- A performer in The Goon Show
- A goofy person or a synonym for thug
Colloquially, a goon may be:
- A synonym for a hockey enforcer
- An Australian slang term for box wine
- A beginner surfer or kook