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goon

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4 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡuːn/Part of speech nounSorted gnooStarts with GEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. an aggressive and violent young criminal

Word origin

Possibly derived from etymology 1, from etymology 1, noun sense 3 ("a fool; a stupid person"), or from etymology 1, noun sense 1 ("a thug").

Used in a sentence

  • Mr. Campion appeared suitably impressed and she warmed to him. He was very easy to talk to with those long clown lines in his pale face, a natural goon, born rather too early she suspected.
  • Sending for the goon who sent for me / He's thinking he's hard, yeah, it's Little T
  • […]a scout from the Flames came down from Saskatoon, said, "There's always room on our team for a goon"

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