goon

🇺🇸 /ɡuːn/ 🇬🇧 /ɡuːn/
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noun
R

A person who is hired to hurt or scare others.

The goons at the next table were just itching to finish him off.

R

A person who is not very smart or acts in a silly way.

Don't be such a goon and think before you act.

translation

n. A person who is hired to hurt or scare others.; A person who is not very smart or acts in a silly way.

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Plural goons

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