Goon

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  • noun. A thug hired to intimidate or harm opponents.
  • noun. A stupid or oafish person.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
  • noun. A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
  • noun. An enforcer or fighter.
  • noun. A wine flagon or cask.
  • noun. Cheap or inferior cask wine.
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  • noun. an awkward stupid person
  • noun. an aggressive and violent young criminal
  • Word Usage
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