goon

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Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Possibly derived from etymology 1, from etymology 1, noun sense 3 ("a fool; a stupid person"), or from etymology 1, noun sense 1 ("a thug").

Now let me have the gun, John.” “Thee have the goon, Jan! — Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor, R. D. (Richard Doddridge) Blackmore
I don't like to appear stupid, but--" "A moke wid a heater--a goon wid a gat." — "And That's How It Was, Officer", Ralph Sholto
"I may add to this account that, while writing it, the Dyak land-tribes of Siquong, Sibaduh, and Goon, sent their deputies to me. — The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido: For the Suppression of Piracy, Henry, Sir Keppel

lout, clod, stumblebum, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk

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