Etymology 1

• The meaning of "hired thug" (c.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.

Noun

1. A thug; a usually muscular henchman with little intelligence (also known as a 'hired goon').
2. A fool; someone considered silly, stupid, awkward, or outlandish.
3. An enforcer or fighter.

Noun

1. Cheap or inferior table wine.

Noun

1. 呉音: one category of on'yomi (音読み, おんよみ), the Japanese approximation of the original Chinese pronunciation of a kanji character.