| 词组 | goon |
| 释义 | goon Theme: CRIMINAL n. a hooligan; a thug; bodyguard. (Underworld.)Bruno is one of Mr. Big's goons.Call off your goons! Theme: PEOPLE - STUPID n. a stupid person; a fool.Oh, Wally, you're such a goon sometimes.Todd is a silly goon, but he's a lot of fun at parties. goon noun 1 a unintelligent or slow-witted person. From Alice the Goon, a character in the comic strip Thimble Theatre (1919), via a large and stupid character known as 'the goon' in Elzie Segar's comic strip Popeye the Sailor (1935–38), which popularised the word and introduced it to the UK. Originally English dialect gooney (a simpleton), possibly from Middle English gonen (to gape) and Old English ganian (to gape, to yawn). UK usage from the 1950s is influenced by The Goon Show, a surreal BBC radio comedy with a cast of fools US, 1921. 2 a hired thug. A broadening of the original sense US, 1938. 3 a partisan on either side of a labour dispute hired to perpetrate violence US, 1938. 4 a North Korean soldier US, 1960. 5 cheap wine AUSTRALIA, 2003. 6 a flagon of cheap wine. It has been suggested that this comes from 'flagoon', a jocular pronunciation of 'flagon', but this is not supported by any evidence AUSTRALIA, 1982. 7 phencyclidine, the recreational drug known as PCP or angel dust US, 1977. 8 a gooney-bird (a C-47A Skytrain plane) US, 1937 goon squadA group of people hired or acting for the purposes of enforcement, protection, intimidation, and/or harassment on behalf of someone else. Primarily heard in US. After Mr. Smith refused to pay the mafia protection money, they sent a goon squad around to rough him up. goonedslang Drunk. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were totally gooned! goon-platoonslang A military platoon that is known for its misdeeds or mistakes. Please tell me I'm not going to be in charge of that goon-platoon. goon(gun)1. n. a stupid person; a fool. Todd is a silly goon, but he’s a lot of fun at parties. 2. n. a hooligan; a thug or bodyguard. (Underworld.) Call off your goons! goon squad1. n. an organized group of thugs; a gang of toughs. (Underworld.) The goon squad Mr. Big sent around scared the devil out of Wilmer. 2. n. the police. My old buddy on the goon squad tells me there’ll be some action over on Maple Street tonight. gooned(gund) mod. drunk. (As though beat up by a goon.) His date was gooned by ten, and he had to take her home. goon-platoon n. a platoon of misfits; a platoon that is noted for its errors. (Military.) Well, the goon-platoon’s done it again! |
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