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

went on; gone on; going on; goes on

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

The Blues, who went all goon squad in the final moments of Sunday’s 5-1 loss, have won a Game 7 during this journey (against the Stars in double-overtime in Round 2). — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, "Bruins’ poise and experience were the difference in Game 6, and should be in Game 7," 10 June 2019 Hopefully, the goon in the teal shorts who went for a sucker punch to the back of the head gets reprimanded very soon. — Khadrice Rollins, SI.com, "Wild Brawl Breaks Out Between Parents at Baseball Game for Seven-Year-Olds," 19 June 2019 So the goon squad down in Springfield gets a 1,581-page budget on May 30. — Chicago Tribune, Lake County News-Sun, "Talk of the County: With DNA evidence, reinstate death penalty," 10 June 2019 Flitting up behind enemy guards causes Hummingbird to automatically dispatch the goons with a sword, adding to a score multiplier that decays over time. — Steven Strom, Ars Technica, "Never Stop Sneakin’ is a brilliant send-up of ’90s stealth games," 12 July 2018 Will writing this get you in hot water with the corporate goons of Big Umbrella? — Jenny Hollander, Marie Claire, "Umbrellas Are a Sham," 19 Nov. 2018 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

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