goon

noun

\ˈgün

Definition of goon

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : a stupid person

2a : a man hired to terrorize or eliminate opponents

b : enforcer sense 2b

go on

verb

Definition of go on (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

1a : to continue on or as if on a journey life goes on went on to greater things

b : to keep on : continue went on smoking

c : proceed went on to win the election

2 : to take place : happen what's going on

3 : to talk especially in an effusive manner the way people go on about their ancestors— Hamilton Basso

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Examples of goon in a Sentence

Noun

He was beat up by a couple of goons. an unfortunate tendency to call those who disagree with him “brainless goons”

Verb

what in the world is going on in there? my, but Aunt Betty does go on about all of her aches and pains

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

From Dreamer: Hypothetically, who would be the goon on the Reds? — John Fay, Cincinnati.com, "Reds Xtra: The mailbag is overflowing with queries about Bailey, Harvey, Lorenzen," 30 June 2018 Players can pull off moves like launching an enemy into the air, juggling them for a few punches, then grabbing them with a web and flinging them at the next foe, all before zipping across the room to strike a third goon. — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, "The first hour of Spider-Man on the PS4 strains against the limits of open-world storytelling," 2 Aug. 2018 Belgium knows how to assert itself; Russia is rugged by necessity against more talented opponents; and Croatia’s silkily skilled midfield is backed up by defenders unafraid to channel their inner goon on occasion. — Martin Rogers, USA TODAY, "The World Cup is getting seriously dirty now," 4 July 2018 Daniels has also reported being approached and threatened by a strange man — not Cohen, but quite possibly sent by Cohen, who styles himself as quite the goon. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Michael Cohen Apparently Flipping Is Extremely Bad News for Trump," 2 July 2018 An opening sequence sets the film's terror-thriller tone by sending witless corporate goons to retrieve a fossil. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom review: This nonsense has gone full Sharknado," 22 June 2018 Since then, the Man in Black has teamed up with Lawrence, met the new El Lazo, liberated Las Mudas from Major Craddock and his goons, and took a few bullets from Maeve and Lawrence—including one that hit him squarely in the goddamn chest. — Scott Meslow, GQ, "Westworld Season 2 Episode 9 Recap: Here Comes the Man in Black," 18 June 2018 Spencer arrives on campuses, insults black students, and brings along violent goons. — Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, "Why let the Klan march at a private historically black college? ‘This is not a First Amendment thing, man.’," 31 May 2018 Then the government’s own goon squads, to Dr. Updale’s alarm, enter the fray. — Michael Phillips, The Seattle Times, "‘The First Purge’: Violent, erratic prequel shows how it all began," 3 July 2018

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