goon

Значение (Английский)

Noun

1. A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence.
2. A fool; someone who is silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
3. An enforcer or fighter.
4. A German guard in a prisoner-of-war camp.
5. (slang) One hired to legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.
6. A member of the comedy web site Something Awful.

Verb

1. (slang) To act like a goon; to act in an intimidating or aggressive way towards opponents.
2. To legally kidnap a child and forcibly transport them to a boot camp, boarding school, wilderness therapy, or a similar rehabilitation facility.

Verb

To masturbate for long periods of time without reaching a climax, thus reaching a hypnotic, trance-like state.

Синонимы

lummox

thug

oaf

simpleton

dolt

stupid

booby

slob

lout

lump

chump

gudgeon

dimwit

zany

gawk

nincompoop

hood

hoodlum

dim-wit

strong-armer

goof

punk

imbecile

jerk

clod

simp

fool

stumblebum

sucker

lubber

tomfool

tough

toughie

mutt

nitwitted

noodle

nudnik

patsy

poky

ruffian

sap

sheepish

silly

sottish

square

thick

turkey

twerp

twirp

twit

tyke

block-head

dumbass

goofball

goofy

scumbag

tike

gaumless

nudnick

sap head

street wine

airhead

bum wine

bozo

brute

changeling

coot

daft

dope

dopey

dork

duffer

dull

dumb

enforcer

feebleminded

foolish

gander

gawky

goose

🪿

goosey

goosy

gorilla

🦍

gormless

half-witted

hooch

hooligan

idiotic

ignoramus

jackass

lame

light-headed

moron

moronic

muggins

Произносится как (IPA)

/ɡuːn/

Этимология (Английский)

tableShortened from gooney, from obsolete gony ("simpleton", circa 1580), of unknown origin. Perhaps a familiar term derived from Middle English gone, a variant of gome (“man, person”). Gony was applied by sailors to the albatross and similar big, clumsy birds (circa 1839). Goon first carried the meaning "stupid person" (circa 1921). Compare Scots gon(n)i, gun(n)i (“a bogey, bugbear, hobgoblin”), dialectal Swedish gonnar (“elves, goblins”, plural).
* The meaning of "hired thug" (circa 1938) is largely influenced by the comic strip character Alice the Goon from the Popeye series.
* The "fool" sense was reinforced by the popular radio program, The Goon Show, starring Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers.
* The "guard" sense was influenced by both senses 1 and 2, though not by the Goon Show reference, which arose about 10 years after WWII.