| 释义 |
goon
\ˈgün\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: partly short for English dialect gooney simpleton, variant of gony, gawney; partly after Alice the Goon, a subhuman creature appearing in the comic strip Thimble Theatre by E. C. Segar died 1938 American cartoonist
1. : a man hired (as by a racketeer) to terrorize or eliminate opponents : thug, hatchet man
2. slang
a. : a dull or unattractive person lacking conversational ability, esprit, or other social graces
< I'm mad about my Fine Arts prof … I know he's a goon, but I can't help it — Herman Wouk >
b. : dope, sap, boob
< don't be a goon … don't be positively medieval — Catherine Hutter > |