goon

Etymology 1
Shortened from, from obsolete gony ("simpleton", circa 1580), of origin. Perhaps a familiar term derived from, a variant of. Gony was applied by sailors to the albatross and similar big, clumsy birds (circa 1839). Goon first carried the meaning "stupid person" (circa 1921).
 * The meaning of "hired thug" (circa 1938) is largely influenced by the comic strip character Alice the Goon from the Popeye series.
 * The "fool" sense was reinforced by the popular radio program, The Goon Show, starring Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers.
 * The "guard" sense was influenced by both senses 1 and 2, though not by the Goon Show reference, which arose about 10 years after WWII.

Noun

 * 1) A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence.
 * 2)  A fool; someone who is silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
 * 3)   An  or fighter.
 * 4)  A German guard in a prisoner-of-war camp.
 * 5)  One hired to legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.
 * 6)  A member of the comedy web site.
 * 1)  A German guard in a prisoner-of-war camp.
 * 2)  One hired to legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.
 * 3)  A member of the comedy web site.
 * 1)  A member of the comedy web site.
 * 1)  A member of the comedy web site.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * German: ,
 * Japanese: 暴力団員
 * Macedonian: силе́џија
 * Malayalam:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, ,
 * Russian: ,
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish: matón


 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Japanese:
 * Macedonian: шу́трак
 * Malayalam:
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * 1)  To act like a goon; to act in an intimidating or aggressive way towards opponents.
 * 2)  To legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.
 * 1)  To legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.
 * 1)  To legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.
 * 1)  To legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.

Etymology 2
Perhaps diminutive slang for or from Aboriginal English.

Noun

 * 1)  A wine flagon or cask.
 * 2)  Cheap or inferior cask wine.
 * 1)  Cheap or inferior cask wine.

Etymology 3
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Noun

 * 1) A Sino-Japanese kanji pronunciation layer, considered the first Sino-Japanese kanji reading type imported into Japan.

Etymology 4
Possibly from Etymology 1, the noun ("A fool; a stupid person").

Verb

 * 1)  To masturbate for long periods of time without reaching a climax, thus reaching a hypnotic, trance-like state.

Noun

 * 1) snow

Noun

 * 1) snow

Noun

 * 1) snow