goon

n. Slang

1. A thug hired to intimidate or harm opponents.
2. A stupid or oafish person.

[Probably ultimately short for GOONEY, simpleton.]

noun

A person who treats others violently and roughly, especially for hire: hoodlum, ruffian, thug, tough. Informal hooligan. Slang gorilla, hood. See attack/defend, crimes.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: an awkward stupid person
  Synonyms: lout, klutz, clod, stumblebum, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk

Meaning #2: an aggressive and violent young criminal
  Synonyms: hood, hoodlum, punk, thug, tough, toughie, strong-armer

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stort brød, ubegavet fyr

Nederlands (Dutch)
sufferd, huurmoordenaar

Français (French)
n. - homme de main (péj)

Deutsch (German)
n. - gedungener Schläger, Dummkopf

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - χαζούλης, (καθομ.) μπράβος, εγκάθετος

Italiano (Italian)
babbeo, gorilla

Português (Portuguese)
n. - capanga (m) (esp. para dispersar grevistas), pessoa estúpida (f)

Русский (Russian)
громила, наемный хулиган

Español (Spanish)
n. - tonto, mentecato, terrorista pagado, guardaespaldas, esbirro

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - idiot, tråkmåns, våp, torped

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
受雇暴徒, 呆子, 愚笨者

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 受雇暴徒, 呆子, 愚笨者

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 깡패, 바보

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ならず者, 暴力団員, まぬけ
adj. - ナチスドイツの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) شخص ابله, شخص يستأجر لترويع الآخرين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טיפש, בריון שכיר‬

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