goon

goon /ɡuːn/ noun [countableC] informal

1. especially British EnglishBrESTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE a silly or stupid person 傻瓜，蠢人

2. especially American EnglishAmEDCCRIME a violent criminal who is paid to frighten or attack people 〔雇用的〕暴徒，打手

Examples from the Corpus

goon• A bald-headed goon in a red blazer shot out of his seat and whacked me on the heel of my left foot.• You know: goons in bowling jackets with cheap cigars and 18-inch necks.• Anyway, there were just too many goons and cops around, and our group had left.• Whatever vanishing act had saved her from the goon with the gun, it had left her armed.• Hell, those goons were in complete charge, with their car caravans, squealing their tires around, intimidating people.• What happens if those two goons have a sudden change of heart and decide not to let us go?

Origin goon

(1800-1900) Partly from gooney “stupid person” ((16-19 centuries)); partly from Alice the Goon, character invented by the U.S. cartoonist E. C. Segar

单词	goon
释义	goon goon /ɡuːn/ noun [countableC] informal 1. especially British EnglishBrESTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE a silly or stupid person 傻瓜，蠢人 2. especially American EnglishAmEDCCRIME a violent criminal who is paid to frighten or attack people 〔雇用的〕暴徒，打手 Examples from the Corpus goon• A bald-headed goon in a red blazer shot out of his seat and whacked me on the heel of my left foot.• You know: goons in bowling jackets with cheap cigars and 18-inch necks.• Anyway, there were just too many goons and cops around, and our group had left.• Whatever vanishing act had saved her from the goon with the gun, it had left her armed.• Hell, those goons were in complete charge, with their car caravans, squealing their tires around, intimidating people.• What happens if those two goons have a sudden change of heart and decide not to let us go? Origin goon (1800-1900) Partly from gooney “stupid person” ((16-19 centuries)); partly from Alice the Goon, character invented by the U.S. cartoonist E. C. Segar
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