goon[noun]Synonyms: dunce, boob, booby, chump, dolt, dolthead, fathead, goof, lunkhead, oaf
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goon /ɡuːn/
noun [countable] informal[
Date: 1800-1900;
Origin: Partly from gooney 'stupid person' (16-19 centuries); partly from Alice the Goon, character invented by the U.S. cartoonist E. C. Segar]
1. especially British English a silly or stupid person
2. especially American English a violent criminal who is paid to frighten or attack people
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